Journal of Oral Science Research ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (3): 220-222.DOI: 10.13701/j.cnki.kqyxyj.2022.03.004

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Research Progress of MicroRNA in Osteogenic Differentiation of Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells

ZHAO Jun*, LIU Lina   

  1. Department of Prosthodontics, Tianjin Stomatological Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Function Reconstruction, Tianjin 300041, China
  • Received:2020-12-23 Online:2022-03-28 Published:2022-03-25

Abstract: Periodontitis is a common chronic infectious disease, which can lead to the progressive destruction of periodontal supporting tissues. Periodontal ligament stem cells have the ability of osteogenic differentiation, which have broad application prospects in the field of periodontal tissue regeneration. MicroRNA (miRNA) is a non-coding single stranded RNA with a length of 18-25 nucleotides. It can target the 3 'untranslated region (UTR) of mRNA, resulting in degradation of mRNA or inhibition of mRNA translation. In recent years, many scholars have studied the osteogenic regulation of miRNA, and a variety of miRNA have been confirmed to be involved in the osteogenic regulation of periodontal ligament stem cells. In this paper, the current research progress of miRNA in regulating the osteogenic differentiation of periodontal ligament is reviewed.

Key words: microRNA, periodontal ligament stem cells, osteogenic differentiation, exosome