Journal of Oral Science Research ›› 2018, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (4): 375-379.DOI: 10.13701/j.cnki.kqyxyj.2018.04.010

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Gene Expression of Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells during Osteogenic Differentiation.

LIN Wen-zhen, GAO Li, NIU Chen-guang, HU Xu-chen, YUAN Ke-yong, MA Rui, HUANG Zheng-wei*   

  1. Department of Endodontics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center of Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, China.
  • Received:2017-09-23 Online:2018-04-28 Published:2018-04-25

Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the differences in gene expression of human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) after osteogenetic induction.. Methods: hDPSCs were cultured by explant method and the capability of multi-differentiation in hDPSCs was identified. The gene expressions were evaluated by microarray assay and quantitative real-time PCR after osteogenetic induction. Results: hDPSCs could differentiate into osteoblasts and adipocytes. The microarray assay revealed that the expression of 1284 genes were upregulated or downregulated more than twice after osteogenetic induction. Of these, the transcription of osteomodulin (OMD) gene was upregulated by fifty times. The results of qPCR indicated that the expression of OMD was gradually increased during osteogenetic induction. Conclusion: The osteogenetic differentiation of hDPSCs is regulated by multiple genes. OMD is one of these genes, and its expression is time-dependent and coincides with osteogenesis.

Key words: Human dental pulp stem cells, Osteogenetic differentiation, Osteomodulin