| Project/Area Number |
03670893
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Conservative dentistry
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokushima, University of Dental Hospital |
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Principal Investigator |
NAGATA Toshihiko The University of Tokushima, University of Dental Hospital Assistant Professor., 歯学部・附属病院, 講師 (10127847)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ISHIDA Hiroshi The University of Tokushima, School of Dentistry, Associate Professor (90127803)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1991 – 1993
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1993)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1993: ¥200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000)
Fiscal Year 1992: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 1991: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
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| Keywords | dentin / dental pulp / osteopontin / mineralization / protein |
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| Research Abstract |
We found that rat clonal dental pulp cells, RDP4-1 and RPC-C2A eclls, produce and secrete osteopontin(OPN). The dental pulp OPN was highly phosphorylated and identified by thrombin susceptibility and immunoprecipitation with rat monoclonal OPN antibody. OPN expression and synthesis were increased by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3(1,25D3). This increase pattern by 1,25D3 was reportedly observed in many osteoblastic cells such as calvaria and bone marrow. Phosphorylated OPN synthesis increased dose-dependently at 10^<-10>-10^<-7> M levels and showed maximum level at 48 h after addition of 12,5D3. Northern hybridization analysis revealed that 1,25D3 greatly increased the level of OPN mRNA in both clonal dental pulp cell lines. This study indicates that these cells can produce OPN and that 1,25D3 stimulate the OPN expression by a mechanism which involves de novo synthesis and transcriptional control.
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