Tissue engineering of dentin-pulp complex-like structures by human dental mesenchymal cells.
- Author:
Liu-yu BAO
1
;
Yan JIN
;
Jun-nan SHI
;
Zhong-ying NIU
;
Ping WANG
;
Han-guo WANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Animals; Calcium Phosphates; Cattle; Cells, Cultured; Collagen; Dental Pulp; Dentin; Humans; Male; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells; cytology; Mice; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Odontogenesis; Tissue Engineering; methods; Tooth, Deciduous; cytology; embryology
- From: Chinese Journal of Stomatology 2005;40(5):408-411
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo establish three-dimensional culture model of human dental mesenchymal cells and bioengineer in vivo with ceramic bovine bone (CBB) and Collagraft as scaffolds.
METHODSHuman dental mesenchymal cells induced upon stimulation of bFGF and IGF-1 or TGF-beta(1) were implanted onto CBB and Collagraft containing the same kinds of growth factors respectively. Then cell/scaffold constructs were transplanted into nude mice to establish in vivo culture model of dental mesenchymal cells. Control groups were set up at the same time. After 4 weeks or 10 weeks, the implants were taken out for histological and immunohistochemical analysis.
RESULTSWithin 10-week implant tissues, typical dentin-pulp complex-like structures were generated in scaffolds containing growth factors. Human dentin sialoprotein (DSP) was expressed in the newly formed dentin. This phenomenon wasn't observed in control groups and 4-week implants.
CONCLUSIONSDentin-pulp complex-like structures could be bioengineered successfully with human dental mesenchymal cells and CBB or Collagrafts containing growth factors in nude mice.
