Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2013, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (7): 1141-1145.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.07.001

    Next Articles

Changes in bone remodeling-related factors under estrogen and tensile stress

Peng Wei1, Liao Chun-hui2, Zhong Xiao-long1, Chen Shan1   

  1. 1 Department of Orthodontics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
    2 Department of Stomatology, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou 510623, Guangdong Province, China
  • Received:2012-06-18 Revised:2012-08-27 Online:2013-02-12 Published:2013-02-12
  • Contact: Zhong Xiao-long, Associate chief physician, Department of Orthodontics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China chunhuijiao@163.com
  • About author:Peng Wei★, Master, Physician, Department of Orthodontics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China Penghuihui123@yahoo.cn

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Alveolar bone is one of the most active areas in bone metabolism, and it is liable to be affected by estrogen in orthodontic treatment for female patients.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of estrogen on receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand and osteoprotegerin secreted by human periodontal ligament fibroblasts under mechanical tensile stress.
METHODS: Human periodontal ligament fibroblasts were subjected to certain tensile stress loaded by four-point bending strain system after stimulated by different concentrations of estrogen. Reverse transcription-PCR detection was used to investigate the changes of bone reconstruction related factors.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Compared with pure machinery stimulation, human periodontal ligament fibroblasts intervened by estrogen expressed an osteoprotegerin mRNA raised trend, and a decreased trend in the mRNA expression of receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand. Estrogen can strongly modulate the mRNA expression of osteoprotegerin and receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand in human periodontal ligament fibroblasts under mechanical tensile stress.

Key words: tissue construction, cartilage tissue construction, periodontal ligament fibroblasts, tensile stress, estrogen, osteoprotegerin, receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand, bone reconstruction, tissue construction photographs-containing paper

CLC Number: