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[Inhibition of connexin 43-mediated hemichannel activity promotes odontoblast differentiation of human dental pulp cells induced by lipopolysaccharide].
Shanghai Kou Qiang Yi Xue = Shanghai Journal of Stomatology 2024 Februrary
PURPOSE: To investigate the role and mechanism of connexin 43(Cx43)in odontoblast differentiation of human dental pulp cells (hDPCs) induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS).
METHODS: The maxillary first molar injury model of SD rats was established. The expression pattern of Cx43 in dental pulp repair after injury was detected by immunofluorescence(IF) staining. hDPCs was respectively stimulated with 0, 1, 10, 100 and 1 000 ng/mL LPS for 6 h to screen the optimal concentration, and then the expression of Cx43 was inhibited and overexpressed in hDPCs. Quantitative real-time PCR(qRT-PCR) and Western blot(WB) were used to detect the expression of Cx43 and dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP), dental matrix protein-1 (DMP-1), osterix (Osx) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activity. Furthermore, hDPCs were treated with specific Cx43 channel inhibitors to investigate the effect of Cx43-mediated channel activity in odontoblast differentiation of hDPCs, and to explore the role and mechanism of Cx43 in regulating odontoblast differentiation of hDPCs induced by LPS. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS 26.0 software package.
RESULTS: IF results showed that Cx43 was mainly expressed in the odontoblast layer in healthy dental pulp tissues. At 3-24 h after tooth injury, the expression of Cx43 decreased and then gradually increased to the normal level; from 3 days to 2 weeks after injury, the expression of Cx43 tended to be down-regulated which was in the odontoblast layer and pulp proper. The expression of DSPP mRNA was significantly up-regulated in the hDPCs stimulated with 10 ng/mL LPS for 6 h(P<0.01). Inhibition of Cx43 significantly up-regulated the expression of DSPP, DMP-1 and Osx mRNA induced by LPS in hDPCs(P<0.05), while overexpression of Cx43 obviously inhibited the expression of factors related to LPS-induced odontoblast differentiation(P<0.01) and the fluorescence intensity of DSPP. 10 ng/mL LPS activated ERK signal in hDPCs, and overexpression of Cx43 significantly attenuated the activity of ERK signal induced by LPS(P<0.01). Inhibition of Cx43-mediated hemichannel (HC) promoted mRNA expression of factors related to odontoblast differentiation in hDPCs and the activity of ERK signal induced by LPS(P<0.05), while blocking Cx43-mediated gap junction channel (GJC) inhibited odontoblast differentiation.
CONCLUSIONS: Cx43 participates in the regulation of dental pulp repair after injury, and its expression shows a downward trend as a whole. Inhibition of Cx43 or blocking of HC promotes LPS-induced ERK signal activity and odontoblast differentiation of hDPCs.
METHODS: The maxillary first molar injury model of SD rats was established. The expression pattern of Cx43 in dental pulp repair after injury was detected by immunofluorescence(IF) staining. hDPCs was respectively stimulated with 0, 1, 10, 100 and 1 000 ng/mL LPS for 6 h to screen the optimal concentration, and then the expression of Cx43 was inhibited and overexpressed in hDPCs. Quantitative real-time PCR(qRT-PCR) and Western blot(WB) were used to detect the expression of Cx43 and dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP), dental matrix protein-1 (DMP-1), osterix (Osx) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activity. Furthermore, hDPCs were treated with specific Cx43 channel inhibitors to investigate the effect of Cx43-mediated channel activity in odontoblast differentiation of hDPCs, and to explore the role and mechanism of Cx43 in regulating odontoblast differentiation of hDPCs induced by LPS. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS 26.0 software package.
RESULTS: IF results showed that Cx43 was mainly expressed in the odontoblast layer in healthy dental pulp tissues. At 3-24 h after tooth injury, the expression of Cx43 decreased and then gradually increased to the normal level; from 3 days to 2 weeks after injury, the expression of Cx43 tended to be down-regulated which was in the odontoblast layer and pulp proper. The expression of DSPP mRNA was significantly up-regulated in the hDPCs stimulated with 10 ng/mL LPS for 6 h(P<0.01). Inhibition of Cx43 significantly up-regulated the expression of DSPP, DMP-1 and Osx mRNA induced by LPS in hDPCs(P<0.05), while overexpression of Cx43 obviously inhibited the expression of factors related to LPS-induced odontoblast differentiation(P<0.01) and the fluorescence intensity of DSPP. 10 ng/mL LPS activated ERK signal in hDPCs, and overexpression of Cx43 significantly attenuated the activity of ERK signal induced by LPS(P<0.01). Inhibition of Cx43-mediated hemichannel (HC) promoted mRNA expression of factors related to odontoblast differentiation in hDPCs and the activity of ERK signal induced by LPS(P<0.05), while blocking Cx43-mediated gap junction channel (GJC) inhibited odontoblast differentiation.
CONCLUSIONS: Cx43 participates in the regulation of dental pulp repair after injury, and its expression shows a downward trend as a whole. Inhibition of Cx43 or blocking of HC promotes LPS-induced ERK signal activity and odontoblast differentiation of hDPCs.
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