PDGF-AA guides cell crosstalk between human dental pulp stem cells in vitro via the PDGFR-α/PI3K/Akt axis

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AIM: To explore the influence of PDGF-AA on cell communication between human dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) by characterizing gap junction intercellular communication (GJIC) and its potential biomechanical mechanism.

METHODOLOGY: Quantitative real-time PCR was used to measure connexin family member expression in DPSCs. Cell migration and CCK-8 assays were utilized to examine the influence of PDGF-AA on DPSC migration and proliferation. A scrape loading/dye transfer assay was applied to evaluate GJIC triggered by PDGF-AA, a PI3K/Akt signalling pathway blocker (LY294002) and a PDGFR-α blocker (AG1296). Western blotting and immunofluorescence were used to test the expression and distribution of the Cx43 and p-Akt proteins in DPSCs. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and immunofluorescence were used to observe the morphology of GJIC in DPSCs.

RESULTS: PDGF-AA promoted gap junction formation and intercellular communication between human dental pulp stem cells. PDGF-AA upregulates the expression of Cx43 to enhance gap junction formation and intercellular communication. PDGF-AA binds to PDGFR-α and activates PI3K/Akt signalling to regulate cell communication.

CONCLUSIONS: This research demonstrated that PDGF-AA can enhance Cx43-mediated GJIC in DPSCs via the PDGFR-α/PI3K/Akt axis, which provides new cues for dental pulp regeneration from the perspective of intercellular communication.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:57

Enthalten in:

International endodontic journal - 57(2024), 5 vom: 03. Apr., Seite 549-565

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xu, Siqun [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Jieya [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Li [VerfasserIn]
Duan, Mengmeng [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jiazhou [VerfasserIn]
Niu, Zhixing [VerfasserIn]
Pu, Xiaohua [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Minglei [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Hao [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Xuedong [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Jing [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Connexin 43
Dental pulp stem cells
EC 2.7.1.-
EC 2.7.10.1
EC 2.7.11.1
Gap junction intercellular communication
Journal Article
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
Platelet‐derived growth factor AA
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
Platelet-derived growth factor A
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha

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Date Completed 08.04.2024

Date Revised 08.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/iej.14038

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368222020