Nanofibrous spongy microspheres enhance odontogenic differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells.
Nanofibrous spongy microspheres enhance odontogenic differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells.
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DOI:
10.1002/adhm.201500308
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发表时间:
2015-09-16
影响因子:
10
通讯作者:
Ma PX
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作者:
Kuang R;Zhang Z;Jin X;Hu J;Gupte MJ;Ni L;Ma PX
While dental caries afflicts nearly 100% adults and 60–70% children, dentin regeneration is challenging due to its complicated anatomical structure and the shortage of odontoblasts. In this study, a novel injectable cell carrier, nanofibrous spongy microspheres (NF-SMS), was developed for dentin regeneration. Biodegradable and biocompatible poly(L-lactic acid)-block-poly(L-lysine) copolymers were synthesized and fabricated into NF-SMS using self-assembly and thermally-induced phase separation techniques. We hypothesized that NF-SMS with interconnected pores throughout the nanofibrous microspheres could enhance the proliferation and odontogenic differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs), compared to nanofibrous microspheres (NF-MS) without pore structure and conventional solid microspheres (S-MS) with neither nanofibers nor pore structure. During the first 9 d in culture, hDPSCs proliferated significantly faster on NF-SMS than on NF-MS and S-MS (p < 0.05). Following in vitro odontogenic induction, all the examined odontogenic markers including ALP content, OCN, BSP, COL1, DSPP gene expression levels, calcium content and DSPP protein content were found significantly higher in the NF-SMS group than in the NF-MS and S-MS control groups. Furthermore, 6 wk after subcutaneous injection of hDPSCs and microspheres into nude mice, histological analysis showed that NF-SMS supported superior dentin-like tissue formation compared to NF-MS and S-MS. Taken together, the results supported our hypothesis and suggest that the novel NF-SMS have great potential as an injectable cell carrier for dentin regeneration. Nanofibrous spongy microspheres (NF-SMS) are developed for dentin regeneration. NF-SMS enhance the proliferation and odontogenic differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells, compared to nanofibrous microspheres (NF-MS) without micro-pores and conventional solid microspheres (S-MS) with neither nanofibers nor pores. NF-SMS also enhance dentin matrix deposition in vivo, demonstrating great potential as an injectable cell carrier for dentin regeneration.