PMID- 27098651 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170209 LR - 20181113 IS - 1567-2387 (Electronic) IS - 1567-2379 (Linking) VI - 47 IP - 3 DP - 2016 Jun TI - Odontoblastic inductive potential of epithelial cells derived from human deciduous dental pulp. PG - 345-51 LID - 10.1007/s10735-016-9676-1 [doi] AB - For the dentin regeneration, dental epithelial cells are indispensible and must possess odontoblastic induction capability. Epithelial cell-like stem cells were recently identified in human deciduous dental pulp (DPESCs). However, their cellular characteristics remain poorly defined. The purpose of this study was to characterize DPESCs compared to HAT-7 ameloblastic cells. Expression levels of ameloblast-specific markers [odontogenic ameloblast-associated protein (Odam), matrix metalloproteinase (Mmp)-20, amelogenin, and ameloblastin] were detected in DPESCs. Co-culturing odontoblastic MDPC-23 cells with DPESCs increased expression of odontoblast differentiation markers (Dmp1 and Dspp) from days 4 to 10, while the expression of bone sialoprotein rapidly decreased. MDPC-23 cells cultured in DPESC-conditioned medium (CM) showed increased Dspp promoter activity compared with control MDPC-23 cultures. Mineralization was first observed in the CM groups from day 4 and proceeded rapidly until day 14, whereas mineralized nodules were found from day 7 in control media-cultured cells. In conclusion, DPESCs in human deciduous pulp possess ameloblast-like characteristics and differentiation properties, and substances derived from DPESCs promote odontoblastic differentiation. Thus, our results indicate that DPESCs can be a realistic epithelial source for use in odontoblastic induction and dentin formation of dental mesenchymal cells. FAU - Lee, Hye-Kyung AU - Lee HK AD - Department of Oral Histology-Developmental Biology and Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, 101 Daehagro, Chongro-gu, Seoul, 110-749, Republic of Korea. FAU - Park, Ji-Won AU - Park JW AD - Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, 101 Daehagro, Chongro-gu, Seoul, 110-749, Republic of Korea. FAU - Seo, You-Mi AU - Seo YM AD - Department of Oral Histology-Developmental Biology and Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, 101 Daehagro, Chongro-gu, Seoul, 110-749, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, Ha Hoon AU - Kim HH AD - Department of Oral Histology-Developmental Biology and Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, 101 Daehagro, Chongro-gu, Seoul, 110-749, Republic of Korea. FAU - Lee, Gene AU - Lee G AD - Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Stem Cell Differentiation, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 110-749, Republic of Korea. FAU - Bae, Hyun-Sook AU - Bae HS AD - Department of Dental Hygiene, Namseoul University, Cheonan, 331-707, Republic of Korea. FAU - Park, Joo-Cheol AU - Park JC AD - Department of Oral Histology-Developmental Biology and Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, 101 Daehagro, Chongro-gu, Seoul, 110-749, Republic of Korea. jcapark@snu.ac.kr. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160420 PL - Netherlands TA - J Mol Histol JT - Journal of molecular histology JID - 101193653 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) SB - IM MH - Biomarkers MH - *Cell Differentiation/genetics MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Dental Pulp/*cytology MH - Epithelial Cells/*cytology/*metabolism MH - Gene Expression MH - Humans MH - Odontoblasts/*cytology/*metabolism MH - Promoter Regions, Genetic MH - Transcriptional Activation OTO - NOTNLM OT - Deciduous pulp OT - Dental epithelial cell OT - Epithelial-mesenchymal interaction OT - Induction OT - Odontoblast EDAT- 2016/04/22 06:00 MHDA- 2017/02/10 06:00 CRDT- 2016/04/22 06:00 PHST- 2016/03/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/04/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/04/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/04/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/02/10 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s10735-016-9676-1 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s10735-016-9676-1 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Mol Histol. 2016 Jun;47(3):345-51. doi: 10.1007/s10735-016-9676-1. Epub 2016 Apr 20.