Human and Swine Dental Pulp Stem Cells Form a Vascularlike Network after Angiogenic Differentiation in Comparison with Endothelial Cells: A Quantitative Analysis.
Human and Swine Dental Pulp Stem Cells Form a Vascularlike Network after Angiogenic Differentiation in Comparison with Endothelial Cells: A Quantitative Analysis.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.joen.2016.11.015
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发表时间:
2017-04
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Huang GT
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作者:
Aksel H;Huang GT
The aim was to quantify vascular network formation capacity after angiogenic induction of human and swine dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) in comparison to endothelial cells. Primary human (h) DPSCs or swine (s) DPSCs were induced in endothelial growth medium (EGM) for 7 days. The expression of endothelial marker, von Willebrand Factor (vWF) was determined by immunostaining. Induced (iDPSCs) and non-induced (n-iDPSCs) were seeded at different cell numbers onto Matrigel for vascular network formation assays and analyzed after 4, 8, 12, and 18 h in comparison to human endothelial cells (hMECs). Quantitative analysis of vascular tubule formation was performed using ImageJ. The vascular network formation was also conducted by co-culturing of n-iDPSCs and iDPSCs. vWF was detected by immunofluorescence in both n-iDPSCs and iDPSCs (human and swine). Time-lapse microscopic observation showed that the vascular network was formed by iDPSCs, but not n-iDPSCs. After 4 h, iDPSCs showed vascular network formation while FDPSCs started to aggregate and formed clusters. ihDPSCs displayed a similar capacity to form vascular networks in Matrigel compared to hMECs based on quantitative analysis. isDPSCs had a higher capacity compared to ihDPSCs or hMECs (p<0.05) in forming the network structures including segments, nodes and mesh. isDPSCs than ihDPSCs and hMECs (p<0.05). Co-culture experiment showed that n-ihDPSCs co-localized on the angiogenic tubules and vascular networks formed by ihDPSCs. Our findings indicate that iDPSCs in combination of their non-induced counterparts may be utilized as a future clinical strategy for enhancing angiogenesis during the process of pulp-dentin regeneration.