PMID- 25257453 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150528 LR - 20181202 IS - 1002-0098 (Print) IS - 1002-0098 (Linking) VI - 49 IP - 7 DP - 2014 Jul TI - [Study of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1alpha expression and cytoapoptosis in masseter muscles of unilateral chewing rat]. PG - 408-11 AB - OBJECTIVE: To investigate the changes of peroxisome proliferator- activated receptor-gamma coactivator -1alpha (PGC-1alpha) mRNA and cytoapoptosis in the rats' masseter muscle which had been influenced by unilateral chewing, and to explore the theoretical foundation of changes in masticatory muscles induced by unilateral chewing. METHODS: The animal models were established by extracting the Wistar rats' left maxillary molars. Thirty- six female Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups of 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks, nine each. In each group there were six rats with molar extracted and three as control. The Ca(2)(+) level was detected by atomic spectrophotometric method. The relative expression of PGC-1alpha mRNA was detected by real- time fluorescent quantitative PCR. The apoptosis index was detected by Hoechst staining. RESULTS: The Ca(2)(+) level in the muscle on the extraction side were significantly higher than that in the controls in the beginning stage of unilateral chewing, and reached the peak at the 4th week [(43.62 +/- 2.36) microg/g]. The relative expressions of PGC-1alpha increased from the beginning and reached the maximum level at the 4th week [extraction side: (1.57 +/- 0.10); non-extraction side: (1.92 +/- 0.06)], while the relative expressions of PGC-1alpha in 6 and 8 weeks decreased gradually [extraction side: (1.06 +/- 0.08), (1.08 +/- 0.07); non- extraction side: (1.09 +/- 0.10), (1.11 +/- 0.08)]. The changes of apoptosis index on non- extraction side increased continually and peaked at the 6th week [(38.56 +/- 1.64)%]. CONCLUSIONS: PGC-1alpha and cytoapoptosis played important roles in different stages of tissue remodeling induced by unilateral chewing. FAU - Yang, Yingying AU - Yang Y AD - Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Shandong University; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Jinan 250012, China. FAU - Ding, Tingting AU - Ding T AD - Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Shandong University; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Jinan 250012, China. FAU - Wu, Qingting AU - Wu Q AD - Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Shandong University; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Jinan 250012, China. FAU - Kong, Jingjing AU - Kong J AD - Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Shandong University; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Jinan 250012, China. FAU - Qi, Dong AU - Qi D AD - Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Shandong University; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Jinan 250012, China. FAU - Ji, Ping AU - Ji P AD - Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Shandong University; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Jinan 250012, China. Email: jiping@mail.sdu.edu.cn. LA - chi PT - Journal Article PL - China TA - Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi JT - Zhonghua kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Zhonghua kouqiang yixue zazhi = Chinese journal of stomatology JID - 8711066 RN - 0 (Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha) RN - 0 (Ppargc1a protein, rat) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (RNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis MH - Female MH - Masseter Muscle/cytology/*metabolism MH - *Mastication MH - Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha MH - RNA, Messenger MH - RNA-Binding Proteins MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Transcription Factors/*metabolism EDAT- 2014/09/27 06:00 MHDA- 2015/05/29 06:00 CRDT- 2014/09/27 06:00 PHST- 2014/09/27 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/09/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/05/29 06:00 [medline] PST - ppublish SO - Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2014 Jul;49(7):408-11.