PMID- 33727863 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220421 IS - 1179-1357 (Print) IS - 1179-1357 (Electronic) IS - 1179-1357 (Linking) VI - 13 DP - 2021 TI - Calcium Hydroxide Increases Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Expressions of Apoptotic Protease-Activating Factor-1, Caspase-3 and Caspase-9. PG - 59-65 LID - 10.2147/CCIDE.S284240 [doi] AB - PURPOSE: Calcium hydroxide is a gold standard dental material generally used for pulpal and periapical therapy including regenerative endodontic procedures because of its positive properties. However, evaluation about this material on stem cells is limited. Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (HUCMSCs) are potential to be used in regenerative therapy. Regenerative therapy needs a sustainable cell supply to maintain its regenerative capacity. The aim of this study was to ascertain the apoptosis result of calcium hydroxide on HUCMSCs through the expression of apoptotic protease-activating factor-1 (APAF-1), caspase-3, and caspase-9. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study used a thawed frozen stock of passage 5 HUCMSCs, grown in minimum essential medium (MEM) alpha containing calcium hydroxide at concentration of 0.1 microgram/mL for 1, 3 and 7 days. Polyclonal antibody with fluorescence isothiocyanate (FITC) label was used to evaluate the expressions. APAF-1, caspase-3, and caspase-9 expressions were recorded and compared on every observation day using fluorescence microscope. Analysis of variance was performed to analyze the significance among the results of treatment groups. The results were concluded significant if p<0.05. RESULTS: The addition of calcium hydroxide in MEM alpha medium increases HUCMSCs expression of APAF-1, caspase-3 and caspase-9 significantly, compared to the control group without calcium hydroxide (p<0.05) in all the times. Day 1 showed the lowest increase followed by higher expressions on day 3 and day 7. CONCLUSION: HUCMSCs express increased APAF-1, caspase-3 and caspase-9 after in-vitro calcium hydroxide exposure. This should be considered when using calcium hydroxide on HUCMSCs for regenerative procedures with regard to other positive properties. CI - (c) 2021 Prasetyo et al. FAU - Prasetyo, Eric Priyo AU - Prasetyo EP AD - Doctoral Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia. AD - Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia. FAU - Kuntjoro, Mefina AU - Kuntjoro M AD - Doctoral Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia. AD - Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia. FAU - Goenharto, Setyabudi AU - Goenharto S AD - Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia. FAU - Juniarti, Devi Eka AU - Juniarti DE AD - Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia. FAU - Cahyani, Febriastuti AU - Cahyani F AD - Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia. FAU - Hendrijantini, Nike AU - Hendrijantini N AD - Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia. FAU - Nugraha, Alexander Patera AU - Nugraha AP AD - Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia. FAU - Hariyani, Ninuk AU - Hariyani N AD - Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia. FAU - Rantam, Fedik Abdul AU - Rantam FA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8182-1465 AD - Stem Cell Research and Development Center, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia. AD - Laboratory of Virology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210308 PL - New Zealand TA - Clin Cosmet Investig Dent JT - Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry JID - 101579785 PMC - PMC7954029 OTO - NOTNLM OT - apoptosis OT - calcium hydroxide OT - caspases OT - mesenchymal stem cells OT - umbilical cord COIS- The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work. EDAT- 2021/03/18 06:00 MHDA- 2021/03/18 06:01 PMCR- 2021/03/08 CRDT- 2021/03/17 06:45 PHST- 2020/09/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/12/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/03/17 06:45 [entrez] PHST- 2021/03/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/03/18 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/03/08 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 284240 [pii] AID - 10.2147/CCIDE.S284240 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Clin Cosmet Investig Dent. 2021 Mar 8;13:59-65. doi: 10.2147/CCIDE.S284240. eCollection 2021.