PMID- 18980528 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20090212 LR - 20161124 IS - 0022-3492 (Print) IS - 0022-3492 (Linking) VI - 79 IP - 11 DP - 2008 Nov TI - Effect of neurotrophin-4/5 on bone/cementum-related protein expressions and DNA synthesis in cultures of human periodontal ligament cells. PG - 2182-9 LID - 10.1902/jop.2008.070402 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: We studied neurotrophins (NTs) as signaling molecules for periodontal tissue regeneration and showed that nerve growth factor (NGF) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) modulate the proliferation and differentiation of human periodontal ligament (HPL) cells in vitro. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether NT-4/5 also has the ability to regulate the function of HPL cells. METHODS: mRNA expressions of NT-4/5 and its high-affinity tyrosine kinase receptor (trk)B were analyzed in HPL cells by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. We examined how NT-4/5 regulates the mRNA expression of bone/cementum-related proteins (alkaline phosphatase [ALPase], osteopontin [OPN], osteocalcin [OC], and bone morphogenetic protein [BMP]-2) in cultures of HPL cells. Moreover, the effects of NT-4/5 on calcification, the production of OPN and OC, and DNA synthesis in HPL cells were examined. RESULTS: NT-4/5 and trkB mRNA were expressed in HPL cells. NT-4/5 elevated the mRNA levels of ALPase, OPN, OC, and BMP-2 and the syntheses of OPN, OC, and DNA in HPL cells. PD98059, an extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) inhibitor, obviated the increase in the mRNA levels of ALPase, OPN, OC, and BMP-2. NT-4/5 increased the levels of phosphorylated ERK1/2. Furthermore, NT-4/5 enhanced the amount of mineral deposits in cultures of HPL cells. CONCLUSION: NT-4/5, as well as BDNF and NGF, is suggested to play a role in the regulation of function of periodontal ligament cells. FAU - Mizuno, Noriyoshi AU - Mizuno N AD - Department of Periodontal Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan. mizuno@hiroshima-u.ac.jp FAU - Shiba, Hideki AU - Shiba H FAU - Inui, Takafumi AU - Inui T FAU - Takeda, Katsuhiro AU - Takeda K FAU - Kajiya, Mikihito AU - Kajiya M FAU - Hasegawa, Naohiko AU - Hasegawa N FAU - Kawaguchi, Hiroyuki AU - Kawaguchi H FAU - Kurihara, Hidemi AU - Kurihara H LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Periodontol JT - Journal of periodontology JID - 8000345 RN - 0 (Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2) RN - 0 (Nerve Growth Factors) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 106441-73-0 (Osteopontin) RN - 145172-44-7 (neurotrophin 5) RN - 9007-49-2 (DNA) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, trkB) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases) RN - EC 3.1.3.1 (Alkaline Phosphatase) RN - P658DCA9XD (neurotrophin 4) SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - Alkaline Phosphatase/metabolism MH - Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2/metabolism MH - Bone and Bones/metabolism MH - Cell Differentiation/*physiology MH - *Cell Proliferation MH - Cells, Cultured MH - DNA/biosynthesis MH - Dental Cementum/metabolism MH - Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation/*physiology MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Nerve Growth Factors/genetics/*metabolism MH - Osteopontin/metabolism MH - Periodontal Ligament/cytology/*metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/analysis MH - Receptor, trkB/genetics/metabolism MH - Young Adult EDAT- 2008/11/05 09:00 MHDA- 2009/02/13 09:00 CRDT- 2008/11/05 09:00 PHST- 2008/11/05 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/02/13 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/11/05 09:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1902/jop.2008.070402 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Periodontol. 2008 Nov;79(11):2182-9. doi: 10.1902/jop.2008.070402.