Differentiating zones at periodontal ligament-bone and periodontal ligament-cementum entheses.
Differentiating zones at periodontal ligament-bone and periodontal ligament-cementum entheses.
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DOI:
10.1111/jre.12281
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发表时间:
2015-12
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Ho SP
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作者:
Lee JH;Pryce BA;Schweitzer R;Ryder MI;Ho SP
The structural and functional integrity of bone-periodontal ligament (PDL)-cementum complex stems from the load-bearing attachment sites (entheses) between soft (PDL) and hard (bone, cementum) tissues. These attachment sites are responsible for maintenance of a bone-PDL-cementum complex biomechanical function. The objective was to investigate changes in spatiotemporal expression of key biomolecules in developing and functionally active entheses. Multilabeling technique was performed on hemimandibles of 3 week and 3 month-old scleraxis (scx)-GFP transgenic mice for CD146, CD31, NG2, osterix (OSX), and bone sialoprotein (BSP). Regions of dominant stretch within the PDL were evaluated by identifying directionality of collagen fibrils, PDL fibroblasts, and PDL cell cytoskeleton. CD146+ cells adjacent to CD31+ vasculature were identified at PDL-bone enthesis. NG2+ cells were located at coronal bone-PDL and apical cementum-PDL entheses in the 3 weeks-old group, but at 3 months, NG2 was positive at the entheses of the apical region and alveolar crest. NG2 and OSX were colocalized at the osteoid and cementoid regions of the PDL-bone and PDL-cementum entheses. BSP was prominent at the apical region of 3 week old mice. The directionality of collagen fibers, fibroblasts, and their cytoskeleton overlapped, except in the apical region of 3 weeks. Colocalization of biomolecules at zones of the periodontal ligament adjacent to attachment sites may be essential for the formation of precementum and osteoid interfaces at a load-bearing bone-PDL-tooth fibrous joint. Biophysical cues resulting from development and function can regulate recruitment and differentiation of stem cells potentially from vascular origin toward osteo- and cemento-blastic lineages at the PDL-bone and PDL-cementum entheses. Investigating the coupled effect of biophysical and biochemical stimuli leading to cell differentiation at the functional attachment sites is critical for developing regeneration strategies to enable functional reconstruction of the periodontal complex.