中国组织工程研究 ›› 2025, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (31): 6667-6673.doi: 10.12307/2025.649

• 干细胞培养与分化 stem cell culture and differentiation • 上一篇    下一篇

核因子I-C调控人根尖牙乳头干细胞的分化

吴  越,朱永娜,葛  翔,刘  樊,何泽禹,刘  茜   

  1. 蚌埠医科大学口腔医学院,蚌埠医科大学第二附属医院口腔科,安徽省蚌埠市  233000
  • 收稿日期:2024-04-22 接受日期:2024-07-26 出版日期:2025-11-08 发布日期:2025-02-20
  • 通讯作者: 刘茜,副主任医师,硕士生导师,蚌埠医科大学口腔医学院,蚌埠医科大学第二附属医院口腔科,安徽省蚌埠市 233000
  • 作者简介:吴越,女,1999年生,江苏省苏州市人,汉族,蚌埠医科大学在读硕士,主要从事口腔干细胞相关基础研究。
  • 基金资助:
    安徽省高校自然科学研究项目(2023AH051997),项目负责人:朱永娜;蚌埠医科大学自然科学项目(Byycx23074),项目负责人:吴越

Nuclear factor I-C regulates differentiation of human stem cells from apical papilla

Wu Yue, Zhu Yongna, Ge Xiang, Liu Fan, He Zeyu, Liu Xi   

  1. School of Stomatology of Bengbu Medical University, Department of Stomatology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu 233000, Anhui Province, China
  • Received:2024-04-22 Accepted:2024-07-26 Online:2025-11-08 Published:2025-02-20
  • Contact: Liu Xi, Associate chief physician, Master’s supervisor, School of Stomatology of Bengbu Medical University, Department of Stomatology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu 233000, Anhui Province, China
  • About author:Wu Yue, Master candidate, School of Stomatology of Bengbu Medical University, Department of Stomatology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu 233000, Anhui Province, China
  • Supported by:
    Natural Science Research Program for Universities in Anhui Province, No. 2023AH051997 (to ZYN); Natural Science Program of Bengbu Medical University, No. Byycx23074 (to WY)

摘要:

文题释义:

核因子I-C:属核因子家族,是在成牙本质细胞分化及牙根发育过程中发挥关键作用的核转录因子,也是调控成骨细胞分化的重要转录因子之一。核因子I-C还可与多种调控细胞成骨/成牙分化至关重要的信号分子相互作用,如Wnt/β-Catenin信号通路。
人根尖牙乳头干细胞:来源于年轻恒牙的根尖周组织,大多取材自根尖尚未发育完全的第三磨牙,是一种具有多向分化潜能的间充质干细胞,其增殖、分化能力明显高于其他牙源性干细胞。

摘要
背景:体外过表达核因子I-C基因可促进人根尖牙乳头干细胞的分化,Wnt/β-catenin信号通路的激活也可促进人根尖牙乳头干细胞的分化,而且核因子I-C对间充质干细胞中Wnt/β-catenin通路具有调节作用。然而,核因子I-C能否通过激活人根尖牙乳头干细胞中Wnt/β-catenin通路进而影响细胞分化,目前尚未见报道。
目的:探讨核因子I-C通过Wnt/β-Catenin信号通路调控人根尖牙乳头干细胞分化的作用。  
方法:玻片覆盖组织块法培养人根尖牙乳头干细胞,慢病毒转染过表达核因子I-C基因。①设置对照组、空载体组和过表达核因子I-C组,Western blot检测β-Catenin、LRP5和TCF7L2的表达。②设置对照组、空载体组、过表达核因子I-C组和过表达核因子I-C+DKK-1(Wnt通路抑制剂)组,细胞成骨诱导7 d后进行碱性磷酸酶染色及活性定量,细胞成骨诱导14 d后qPCR和Western blot检测 Runt相关转录因子2、牙本质涎磷蛋白、骨钙素mRNA及蛋白的表达,茜素红染色观察矿化结节形成情况。
结果与结论:①与对照组、空载体组相比,过表达核因子I-C组人根尖牙乳头干细胞中Wnt/β-Catenin通路相关蛋白β-Catenin、LRP5、TCF7L2表达显著升高(P < 0.01);②与对照组、空载体组相比,过表达核因子I-C组人根尖牙乳头干细胞中碱性磷酸酶活性显著升高(P < 0.01),Runt相关转录因子2、牙本质涎磷蛋白、骨钙素mRNA及蛋白表达均显著升高(P < 0.01),矿化结节数量显著增加(P < 0.01);③与过表达核因子I-C组相比,过表达核因子I-C+DKK-1组人根尖牙乳头干细胞中碱性磷酸酶活性、Runt相关转录因子2、牙本质涎磷蛋白、骨钙素mRNA及蛋白表达显著下降(P < 0.05),矿化结节数量显著减少(P < 0.05)。结果表明:核因子I-C能够激活人根尖牙乳头干细胞中Wnt/β-catenin信号通路,介导人根尖牙乳头干细胞的成骨/成牙分化。

关键词: human stem cells from apical papilla, nuclear factor I-C, Wnt, signaling pathway, differentiation, osteogenesis, DKK-1, engineered stem cells

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Overexpression of the nuclear factor I-C gene in vitro promotes the differentiation of human stem cells from apical papilla, as does the activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. Moreover, nuclear factor I-C regulates the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in mesenchymal stem cells. However, whether nuclear factor I-C can affect cell differentiation by activating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in human stem cells from apical papilla has not been reported.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of nuclear factor I-C in the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in regulating the differentiation of human stem cells from apical papilla.  
METHODS: Human stem cells from apical papilla were cultured by the slide-covered tissue block method and lentiviral transfection overexpressing the nuclear factor I-C gene. (1) A control group, an empty viral vector group, and an overexpressed nuclear factor I-C gene group were set up. The expression of β-Catenin, LRP5, and TCF7L2 was detected by Western blotting. (2) The control group, empty viral vector group, overexpressed nuclear factor I-C gene group, and overexpressed nuclear factor I-C gene+DKK-1 (Wnt pathway inhibitor) group were set up. Alkaline phosphatase staining and activity quantification were performed after 7 days of osteogenic induction. qPCR and Western blotting were performed to detect the expression of Runt-related transcription factor 2, dentin salivary phosphoprotein, osteocalcin mRNA, and protein after 14 days of osteogenic induction. Alizarin Red staining was used to observe the formation of mineralized nodules. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) Compared with the control and empty viral vector groups, the expression of Wnt/β-Catenin pathway-related proteins β-Catenin, LRP5, and TCF7L2 in human apical dentin papilla stem cells was significantly increased in the overexpressed nuclear factor I-C gene group (P < 0.01). (2) Compared with the control and empty viral vector groups, the expression of alkaline phosphatase and osteocalcin in human apical dentin papilla stem cells was significantly increased (P < 0.01); the expression levels of Runt-related transcription factor 2, dentin salivary phosphoprotein, osteocalcin mRNA and protein were significantly higher (P < 0.01), and the number of mineralized nodules was significantly increased (P < 0.01) in the overexpressed nuclear factor I-C gene group. (3) Compared with the overexpressed nuclear factor I-C gene group, the alkaline phosphatase activity and the expression of Runt-related transcription factor 2, dentin salivary phosphoprotein, osteocalcin mRNA and protein expression levels were significantly down-regulated (P < 0.05), and the number of mineralized nodules was significantly reduced (P < 0.05) in human stem cells from apical papilla of the overexpressed nuclear factor I-C gene+DKK-1 group. The results show that nuclear factor I-C can activate the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in human stem cells from apical papilla and mediate the osteogenic/odontogenic differentiation of human stem cells from apical papilla.

Key words: 人根尖牙乳头干细胞, 核因子I-C, Wnt, 信号通路, 分化, 成骨, DKK-1, 工程化干细胞

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