Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (23): 3723-3726.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.23.019

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In vitro culture and neuron-like differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells

Fang Cheng-zhi1,2, Yang Yu-jia1, Yao Yue1, He Xue-hua1   

  1. 1Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan Province, China; 2Department of Neonatology, Wuhan Children’s Hospital, Wuhan 430016, Hubei Province, China
  • Revised:2014-04-01 Online:2014-06-04 Published:2014-06-04
  • Contact: Yang Yu-jia, Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan Province, China
  • About author:Fang Cheng-zhi, Studying for doctorate, Associate chief physician, Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan Province, China; Department of Neonatology ,Wuhan Children’s Hospital, Wuhan 430016, Hubei Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: The discovery and concept of pulp tissue-derived stem cells is beneficial to the understanding of tooth development and regeneration and repair mechanisms from the cellular level.

OBJECTIVE: To understand the induced differentiation capacity and induced conditions in vitro of human dental pulp stem cells into neuron-like cells.
METHODS: Pulp tissue was separated from human healthy third molars. Single cell suspensions were prepared and seeded into 6-well plates containing alpha-modified minimum essential medium supplemented with 15% fetal bovine serum. Subconfluent cultures (first passage) of colony forming cells were induced with butylhydroxy anisole, forskolin, β-mercaptoethanol, basic fibroblast growth factor.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Immunofluorescence and reverse transcription-PCR assay showed that human dental pulp stem cells positively expressed stro-1, Col-I, dentin sialoprotein after 2 weeks of induction. Nestin and neuron-specific enolase were strongly expressed, but the gingival fibroblasts were negatively expressed. It indicates that adult stem cells in human dental pulp have a high neuron-like cell differentiation potential under a certain inductive condition.


中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:干细胞;骨髓干细胞;造血干细胞;脂肪干细胞;肿瘤干细胞;胚胎干细胞;脐带脐血干细胞;干细胞诱导;干细胞分化;组织工程


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Key words: stem cells, dental pulp, cell differentiation, immunophenotyping

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