Glucose Transporter 2 and 4 Are Involved in Glucose Supply during Pulpal Wound Healing after Pulpotomy with Mineral Trioxide Aggregate in Rat Molars
Glucose Transporter 2 and 4 Are Involved in Glucose Supply during Pulpal Wound Healing after Pulpotomy with Mineral Trioxide Aggregate in Rat Molars
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葡萄糖转运蛋白 2 和 4 参与大鼠磨牙中三氧化二矿物质聚集体活髓切开术后牙髓伤口愈合过程中的葡萄糖供应
DOI:
10.1016/j.joen.2019.10.003
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Noiri Yuichiro
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作者:
Tohma Aiko;Ohkura Naoto;Yoshiba Kunihiko;Takeuchi Ryosuke;Yoshiba Nagako;Edanami Naoki;Shirakashi Mari;Ibn Belal Razi Saifullah;Ohshima Hayato;Noiri Yuichiro
IntroductionPulp capping materials allow healing of injured pulp with a layer of reparative dentin. Glucose is needed to cure the injured area. Glucose is transported by glucose transporter (Glut) 2 and Glut4, which are transmembrane proteins that act as gatekeepers. We hypothesized that the transport of glucose via Glut2/Glut4 might contribute to the production of a dentin bridge during wound healing. Therefore, we explored Glut2 and Glut4 expression during reparative dentinogenesis after mineral trioxide aggregate capping.MethodsThe upper left first molar of 8-week-old Wistar rats underwent pulpotomy with mineral trioxide aggregate. At 1, 3, 5, 7, and 14 days after treatment, localization and colocalization of Glut2, Glut4, nestin (odontoblast marker), and antiendothelial cell antigen 1 (RECA-1; endothelial cell marker) were analyzed with immunohistochemical staining. Messenger RNA expression levels ofSlc2a2(encoding Glut2),Slc2a4(encoding Glut4),Igf-1r(encoding insulinlike growth factor 1 receptor), andnestinwere analyzed in the extracted teeth using real-time polymerase chain reaction.ResultsGlut2 and Glut4 were localized within odontoblasts and endothelial cells in normal control teeth. Three days after pulpotomy, Glut2- and Glut4-positive cells were detected; 7 days after pulpotomy, immunoreactivity for Glut2 and Glut4 was confined to newly differentiated odontoblastlike cells arranged beneath reparative dentin. Messenger RNA expression levels ofSlc2a2andSlc2a4were significantly up-regulated after pulpotomy.ConclusionsGlut2 and Glut4 regulate glucose transport during wound healing beneath the injured area. This may contribute to the development of new vital pulp therapy for patients with deep caries.