Dental stem cells can differentiate into different types of cells.Dental pulp stem cells,stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth,periodontal ligament stem cells,stem cells from apical papilla,and dental folli...Dental stem cells can differentiate into different types of cells.Dental pulp stem cells,stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth,periodontal ligament stem cells,stem cells from apical papilla,and dental follicle progenitor cells are five different types of dental stem cells that have been identified during different stages of tooth development.The availability of dental stem cells from discarded or removed teeth makes them promising candidates for tissue engineering.In recent years,three-dimensional(3D)tissue scaffolds have been used to reconstruct and restore different anatomical defects.With rapid advances in 3D tissue engineering,dental stem cells have been used in the regeneration of 3D engineered tissue.This review presents an overview of different types of dental stem cells used in 3D tissue regeneration,which are currently the most common type of stem cells used to treat human tissue conditions.展开更多
Extracellular vesicles(EVs)derived from mesenchymal stem cells(MSCs)have emerged as a new mode of intercellular crosstalk and are responsible for many of the thera-peutic effects of MSCs.To promote the application of ...Extracellular vesicles(EVs)derived from mesenchymal stem cells(MSCs)have emerged as a new mode of intercellular crosstalk and are responsible for many of the thera-peutic effects of MSCs.To promote the application of MSC-EVs,recent studies have focused on the manipulation of MSCs to improve the production of EVs and EV-mediated activities.The current paper details an optimization method using non-invasive low-intensity pulsed ul-trasound(LIPUS)as the stimulation for improving oral MSC-EV production and effectiveness.Stem cells from apical papilla(SCAP),a type of oral mesenchymal stem cell,displayed inten-sity-dependent pro-osteogenic and anti-inflammatory responses to LIPUS without significant cytotoxicity or apoptosis.The stimuli increased the secretion of EVs by promoting the expres-sion of neutral sphingomyelinases in SCAP.In addition,EVs from LIPUS-induced SCAP exhibited stronger efficacy in promoting the osteogenic differentiation and anti-inflammation of peri-odontal ligament cells in vitro and alleviating oral inflammatory bone loss in vivo.In addition,LIPUS stimulation affected the physical characteristics and miRNA cargo of SCAP-EVs.Further investigations indicated that miR-935 is an important mediator of the pro-osteogenic and anti-inflammatory capabilities of LIPUS-induced SCAP-EVs.Taken together,these findings demonstrate that LIPUS is a simple and effective physical method to optimize SCAP-EV produc-tion and efficacy.展开更多
The teeth and their supporting tissues provide an easily accessible source of oral stem cells.These different stem cell populations have been extensively studied for their properties,such as high plasticity and clonog...The teeth and their supporting tissues provide an easily accessible source of oral stem cells.These different stem cell populations have been extensively studied for their properties,such as high plasticity and clonogenicity,expressing stem cell markers and potency for multilineage differentiation in vitro.Such cells with stem cell properties have been derived and characterised from the dental pulp tissue,the apical papilla region of roots in development,as well as the supporting tissue of periodontal ligament that anchors the tooth within the alveolar socket and the soft gingival tissue.Studying the dental pulp stem cell populations in a continuously growing mouse incisor model,as a traceable in vivo model,enables the researchers to study the properties,origin and behaviour of mesenchymal stem cells.On the other side,the oral mucosa with its remarkable scarless wound healing phenotype,offers a model to study a well-coordinated system of healing because of coordinated actions between epithelial,mesenchymal and immune cells populations.Although described as homogeneous cell populations following their in vitro expansion,the increasing application of approaches that allow tracing of individual cells over time,along with single-cell RNA-sequencing,reveal that different oral stem cells are indeed diverse populations and there is a highly organised map of cell populations according to their location in resident tissues,elucidating diverse stem cell niches within the oral tissues.This review covers the current knowledge of diverse oral stem cells,focusing on the new approaches in studying these cells.These approaches“decode”and“map”the resident cells populations of diverse oral tissues and contribute to a better understanding of the“stem cells niche architecture and interactions.Considering the high accessibility and simplicity in obtaining these diverse stem cells,the new findings offer potential in development of translational tissue engineering approaches and innovative therapeutic solutions.展开更多
基金Supported by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital,Linkou,Taiwan,No.CORPG3K0021 and No.CORPG3K0191.
文摘Dental stem cells can differentiate into different types of cells.Dental pulp stem cells,stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth,periodontal ligament stem cells,stem cells from apical papilla,and dental follicle progenitor cells are five different types of dental stem cells that have been identified during different stages of tooth development.The availability of dental stem cells from discarded or removed teeth makes them promising candidates for tissue engineering.In recent years,three-dimensional(3D)tissue scaffolds have been used to reconstruct and restore different anatomical defects.With rapid advances in 3D tissue engineering,dental stem cells have been used in the regeneration of 3D engineered tissue.This review presents an overview of different types of dental stem cells used in 3D tissue regeneration,which are currently the most common type of stem cells used to treat human tissue conditions.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81771082,81800985,82170968,31971282)the 2019 Chongqing Graduate Tutor Team Construction Project(No.dstd201903),Chinathe Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing(No.cstc2019jcyj-msxmX0851),China.
文摘Extracellular vesicles(EVs)derived from mesenchymal stem cells(MSCs)have emerged as a new mode of intercellular crosstalk and are responsible for many of the thera-peutic effects of MSCs.To promote the application of MSC-EVs,recent studies have focused on the manipulation of MSCs to improve the production of EVs and EV-mediated activities.The current paper details an optimization method using non-invasive low-intensity pulsed ul-trasound(LIPUS)as the stimulation for improving oral MSC-EV production and effectiveness.Stem cells from apical papilla(SCAP),a type of oral mesenchymal stem cell,displayed inten-sity-dependent pro-osteogenic and anti-inflammatory responses to LIPUS without significant cytotoxicity or apoptosis.The stimuli increased the secretion of EVs by promoting the expres-sion of neutral sphingomyelinases in SCAP.In addition,EVs from LIPUS-induced SCAP exhibited stronger efficacy in promoting the osteogenic differentiation and anti-inflammation of peri-odontal ligament cells in vitro and alleviating oral inflammatory bone loss in vivo.In addition,LIPUS stimulation affected the physical characteristics and miRNA cargo of SCAP-EVs.Further investigations indicated that miR-935 is an important mediator of the pro-osteogenic and anti-inflammatory capabilities of LIPUS-induced SCAP-EVs.Taken together,these findings demonstrate that LIPUS is a simple and effective physical method to optimize SCAP-EV produc-tion and efficacy.
基金The study was supported by the Czech Science Foundation,project 21-21409S(to PS)and XZ is supported by a China Scholarship Council award.
文摘The teeth and their supporting tissues provide an easily accessible source of oral stem cells.These different stem cell populations have been extensively studied for their properties,such as high plasticity and clonogenicity,expressing stem cell markers and potency for multilineage differentiation in vitro.Such cells with stem cell properties have been derived and characterised from the dental pulp tissue,the apical papilla region of roots in development,as well as the supporting tissue of periodontal ligament that anchors the tooth within the alveolar socket and the soft gingival tissue.Studying the dental pulp stem cell populations in a continuously growing mouse incisor model,as a traceable in vivo model,enables the researchers to study the properties,origin and behaviour of mesenchymal stem cells.On the other side,the oral mucosa with its remarkable scarless wound healing phenotype,offers a model to study a well-coordinated system of healing because of coordinated actions between epithelial,mesenchymal and immune cells populations.Although described as homogeneous cell populations following their in vitro expansion,the increasing application of approaches that allow tracing of individual cells over time,along with single-cell RNA-sequencing,reveal that different oral stem cells are indeed diverse populations and there is a highly organised map of cell populations according to their location in resident tissues,elucidating diverse stem cell niches within the oral tissues.This review covers the current knowledge of diverse oral stem cells,focusing on the new approaches in studying these cells.These approaches“decode”and“map”the resident cells populations of diverse oral tissues and contribute to a better understanding of the“stem cells niche architecture and interactions.Considering the high accessibility and simplicity in obtaining these diverse stem cells,the new findings offer potential in development of translational tissue engineering approaches and innovative therapeutic solutions.