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Study on Apoptosis in Human Deciduous Tooth Pulp Cells Original Yuko Okai et al.: Apoptosis in Human Deciduous Tooth Pulp Cells Journal of Hard Tissue Biology 21[4] (2012) p413-420 © 2012 The Hard Tissue Biology Network Association Printed in Japan, All rights reserved. CODEN-JHTBFF, ISSN 1341-7649 Original Study on Apoptosis in Human Deciduous Tooth Pulp Cells Yuko Okai1), Kyoko Harada1), Kiyoshi Ohura2) and Kenji Arita1) 1)Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Osaka Dental University,Osaka, Japan 2)Department of Pharmacology, Osaka Dental University, Osaka, Japan (Accepted for publication, July 5, 2012) Abstract: Dental pulp plays an important role in tooth vitality. The pulp of deciduous tooth thus shows vigorous metabolism and repeated, vigorous cell regeneration and proliferation. Furthermore, natural, programmed cell death (apoptosis) frequently occurs as part of this cell regeneration and proliferation process. Apoptosis is defined as cell death governed by intracellular signals (active death of the cell triggered by changes in physiological or external conditions), and the birth of new cells occurs simultaneously with cell death. Apoptosis thus functions as a driving force for morphological and other changes in organisms, and is essential for phenomena such as ontogenetic processes or aging. However, In order to clarify the mechanism of apoptosis in the deciduous tooth pulp cells, we used SuperArray analysis and immunostaining to examine both deciduous and permanent tooth pulp cells. Of the 84 major genes involved in apoptosis, seven showed greater expression in the deciduous tooth pulp cells than in the permanent tooth pulp cells. Gene expression of TP53BP2, CRADD, BAK1, BIRC3, CASP8, CASP2 and TP73 in the deciduous tooth pulp were 16.1, 9.0, 8.5, 8.1, 5.9, 5.8 and 3.2 times greater than those in the permanent tooth pulp cells, respectively. Key words: Deciduous tooth, Pulp, Fibroblast, Apoptosis. Introduction induce ossification when transplanted subcutaneously into Deciduous tooth formation begins in the eighth fetal week, immunodeficient mice, whereas permanent tooth pulp cells induce and the crowns are fully formed within one year post partum. dentin- or pulp-type structures 7,8). The pulp of deciduous tooth After a period of dental attrition, root resorption occurs from four thus shows vigorous metabolism and repeated, vigorous cell to eight years of age, and the deciduous tooth are lost by around regeneration and proliferation. Furthermore, natural, programmed 12 years. Because this is a short-term, dynamic process of cell death (apoptosis) frequently occurs as part of this cell development, the pulp of deciduous tooth has a greater number of regeneration and proliferation process. Apoptosis is defined as undifferentiated cells than that of permanent tooth, and is thus cell death governed by intracellular signals (active death of the more primitive and has different characteristics1-4). The pulp of cell triggered by changes in physiological or external conditions), deciduous tooth is also known to have higher cell iferation capacity and the renewal of cells occurs simultaneously with cell death. and vital activity than that of permanent tooth. The pulp of Apoptosis thus functions as a driving force for morphological and deciduous tooth has advanced reparative function; for example, other changes in organisms, and is essential for phenomena such caries that would result in dental pulp exposure in permanent tooth as ontogenetic processes or aging. Advanced apoptosis leads to the formation of secondary dentin in deciduous tooth. In mechanisms are thus highly likely to be present in the pulp of this situation, undifferentiated mesenchymal cells in the deciduous tooth, but it appears that no studies have been reported perivascular region are believed to differentiate into odontoblasts, in relation to apoptosis in deciduous tooth pulp. fibroblasts, histiocytes, and other cells in response to various In order to clarify the mechanism of apoptosis in deciduous stimuli5). In addition, from the point of view of gene expression, tooth pulp cells, we used SuperArray analysis and immunostaining vascular endothelial growth factor and growth factors have been to examine both deciduous and permanent tooth pulp cells. reported to exhibit greater preferential expression in deciduous than permanent tooth 6), reported difference between deciduous Materials and Methods and permanent tooth pulp cells is that deciduous tooth pulp cells Cell culture Deciduous tooth pulp was collected from tooth removed from Corresponcenced to: Dr.Yuko Okai, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Osaka Dental University, 8-1 KuzuhaHanazono-cho, Hirakata-city, patients at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Osaka Dental Osaka573-1121, Japan, E-mail [email protected] University, with patients consenting to the provision of tooth for 413 J.Hard Tissue Biology Vol. 21(4):413-420, 2012 Table1. The genes that work mainly in normal biological processes requiring cell elimination, such as differentiation and homeostasis, were examined using a profiler PCR array system (SuperArray Bioscience Corporation, Frederick, MD). 84 genes involved in apoptosis were extracted. Gene expression in each sample was measured by the ΔΔCT method using a TaqMan® Gene Expression Assay on the StepOne Plus system (Applied Biosystems), with GAPDH as an endogenous control. Genebank GaneSymble Descripton NM_005157 ABL1 C-abl oncogene 1, receptor tyrosine kinase NM_005163 AKT1 V-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog 1 NM_001160 APAF1 Apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1 NM_004322 BAD BCL2-associated agonist of cell death NM_004323 BAG1 BCL2-associated athanogene NM_004281 BAG3 BCL2-associated athanogene 3 NM_004874 BAG4 BCL2-associated athanogene 4 NM_001188 BAK1 BCL2-antagonist/killer 1 NM_004324 BAX BCL2-associated X protein NM_003921 BCL10 B-cell CLL/lymphoma 10 NM_000633 BCL2 B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2 NM_004049 BCL2A1 BCL2-related protein A1 NM_138578 BCL2L1 BCL2-like 1 NM_020396 BCL2L10 BCL2-like 10 (apoptosis facilitator) NM_006538 BCL2L11 BCL2-like 11 (apoptosis facilitator) NM_004050 BCL2L2 BCL2-like 2 NM_014739 BCLAF1 BCL2-associated transcription factor 1 NM_016561 BFAR Bifunctional apoptosis regulator NM_001196 BID BH3 interacting domain death agonist NM_001197 BIK BCL2-interacting killer (apoptosis-inducing) NM_004536 NAIP NLR family, apoptosis inhibitory protein NM_001166 BIRC2 Baculoviral IAP repeat-containing 2 NM_001165 BIRC3 Baculoviral IAP repeat-containing 3 NM_001167 XIAP X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis NM_016252 BIRC6 Baculoviral IAP repeat-containing 6 NM_033341 BIRC8 Baculoviral IAP repeat-containing 8 NM_001205 BNIP1 BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19kDa interacting protein 1 NM_004330 BNIP2 BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19kDa interacting protein 2 NM_004052 BNIP3 BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19kDa interacting protein 3 NM_004331 BNIP3L BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19kDa interacting protein 3-like NM_004333 BRAF V-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1 NM_006092 NOD1 Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain containing 1 NM_032587 CARD6 Caspase recruitment domain family, member 6 NM_014959 CARD8 Caspase recruitment domain family, member 8 NM_033292 CASP1 Caspase 1, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase (interleukin 1, beta, convertase) NM_001230 CASP10 Caspase 10, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase NM_012114 CASP14 Caspase 14, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase NM_032982 CASP2 Caspase 2, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase NM_004346 CASP3 Caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase NM_001225 CASP4 Caspase 4, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase NM_004347 CASP5 Caspase 5, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase NM_032992 CASP6 Caspase 6, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase NM_001227 CASP7 Caspase 7, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase NM_001228 CASP8 Caspase 8, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase 414 Yuko Okai et al.: Apoptosis in Human Deciduous Tooth Pulp Cells NM_001229 CASP9 Caspase 9, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase NM_001250 CD40 CD40 molecule, TNF receptor superfamily member 5 NM_000074 CD40LG CD40 ligand NM_003879 CFLAR CASP8 and FADD-like apoptosis regulator NM_001279 CIDEA Cell death-inducing DFFA-like effector a NM_014430 CIDEB Cell death-inducing DFFA-like effector b NM_003805 CRADD CASP2 and RIPK1 domain containing adaptor with death domain NM_004938 DAPK1 Death-associated protein kinase 1 NM_004401 DFFA DNA fragmentation factor, 45kDa, alpha polypeptide NM_003824 FADD Fas (TNFRSF6)-associated via death domain NM_000043 FAS Fas (TNF receptor superfamily, member 6) NM_000639 FASLG Fas ligand (TNF superfamily, member 6) NM_001924 GADD45A Growth arrest and DNA-damage-inducible, alpha NM_003806 HRK Harakiri, BCL2 interacting protein (contains only BH3 domain) NM_000875 IGF1R Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor NM_000595 LTA Lymphotoxin alpha (TNF superfamily, member 1) NM_002342 LTBR Lymphotoxin beta receptor (TNFR superfamily, member 3) NM_021960 MCL1 Myeloid cell leukemia sequence 1 (BCL2-related) NM_003946 NOL3 Nucleolar protein 3 (apoptosis repressor with CARD domain) NM_013258 PYCARD PYD and CARD domain containing NM_003821 RIPK2 Receptor-interacting serine-threonine kinase 2 NM_000594 TNF Tumor necrosis factor (TNF superfamily, member 2) NM_003844 TNFRSF10A Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 10a NM_003842 TNFRSF10B Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 10b NM_002546 TNFRSF11B Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 11b NM_001065 TNFRSF1A Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 1A NM_014452 TNFRSF21 Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 21 NM_003790 TNFRSF25
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