Interactions of Neuronally Induced Stem Cells from Apical Papilla Spheres, Stems Cells from Apical Papilla, and Human Umbilical Vascular Endothelial Cells on Vasculogenesis and Neurogenesis
Interactions of Neuronally Induced Stem Cells from Apical Papilla Spheres, Stems Cells from Apical Papilla, and Human Umbilical Vascular Endothelial Cells on Vasculogenesis and Neurogenesis
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DOI:
10.1016/j.joen.2023.10.006
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发表时间:
2023-12-12
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Zhang,Chengfei
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作者:
Basabrain,Mohammed S.;Zhong,Jialin;Zhang,Chengfei
MethodsSCAPs were isolated and characterized using flow cytometry and multilineage differentiation assays. SCAP monolayer culture and spheres were neuronally induced by a small-molecule neural induction medium (NIM), and the neural gene expression and neurite formation at days 0, 3, and 7 were evaluated by RT-qPCR and using phase-contrast light and fluorescence microscopy. Direct coculture or pulp-on-chip was used to investigate iSCAP spheres' interaction with SCAPs and HUVECs. RT-qPCR, fluorescence microscopy, and immunostaining with β-tubulin III, α-SMA, and CD31 were used to study neural gene expression, neurite formation, and neurovascular cell interactions.ResultsNIM with small molecules rapidly induced SCAP differentiation toward neural-like cells. Gene expression of Nestin, β-tubulin III, MAP-2, NSE, and NeuN was higher in iSCAP spheres than in iSCAPs. iSCAP spheres formed more and longer neurites compared to iSCAPs. iSCAP spheres, HUVECs, and SCAPs direct coculture significantly enhanced vessel formation, along with upregulated VEGF (P< 0.001) and multiple neural markers, such as Nestin (P< 0.01), MAP-2 (P< 0.001), S100 (P< 0.001), and NG2 (P< 0.001). iSCAP spheres, SCAPs, and HUVECs cultured in a pulp-on-chip system promoted endothelial and neural cell migration toward each other and α-SMA-positive and CD31-positive cells assembling for the vascular constitution.Conclusions