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Pathways and fate of epithelial root sheath cells during cementogenesis in rat incisors

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17591903
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Morphological basic dentistry
Research InstitutionNiigata University

Principal Investigator

KAWANO Yoshiro  Niigata University, Institute of Medicine and Dentistry, Assistant, 医歯学系, 助手 (60303129)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MAEDA Takeyasu  Niigata University, Institute of Medicine and Dentistry, Professor, 医歯学系, 教授 (40183941)
AMIZUKA Norio  Niigata University, Transdisciplinary Researchiences, Professor, 超域研究機構, 教授 (30242431)
INOUE Kayoko (NOZAWA Kayoko)  Niigata University, Institute of Medicine and Dentistry, Associate Professor, 医歯学系, 助教授 (90303130)
Project Period (FY) 2005 – 2006
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2006)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Keywordsepithelio-mesenchymal transformation / S100 / cementblasts / heat shock protein / 器官培養 / 歯根上皮鞘
Research Abstract

It is well known that the epithelial root sheath is greatly involved in the root dentin formation and the development of periodontium. Two possibilities on the fate of epithelial root sheath cells are proposed, the pathway to be extinguished by the apoptosis, and the pathway to transform into cementblasts by epithelio-mesenchymal transformation. Phenotypic transformation from the epithelial cell into the mesenchymal cell is reported in developing Muellerian duct and the epithelial cells in the median palatine suture, and recognized in the transformation from cancer cells into invasive metastatic cells in a pathogenic case.
The origin of cementblastic cells remains controversial. Mature cementblasts produce matrix proteins common to osteoblasts, such as Type I collagen, osteocalcin, and osteopontin. These features led to the suggestion that the cementblasts are uniquely positioned osteoblasts. On the other hand, morphological data and the expression in some cementblasts of dental epithel … More ium markers, such as karatin, E-cadherin and amelin/ameloblastion/sheathlin, support the hypothesis that root epithelium-derived cells also persist during cementum formation. These findings support the epithelial-mesenchymal transformation hypothesis that epithelial root sheath cells differentiate into cementoblasts. However, to date, the spatial-temporal behavior of epithelial root sheath cells and its mechanism has not been elucidated.
The immunohistochemisty demonstrated that a certain kind of heat shock protein was expressed continuously from the epithelial cells to the cementblasts on the root dentin and that a certain kind of aquapolin and S100 protein were expressed in the cementoblasts in the rat incisor. The expression pattern of these proteins during cementum formation illustrates the complex origin of cementblasts and the fate of epithelial root sheath cells. These results suggest mesenchymal transition in odontogenic epithelium and the importance of these proteins during the cement genesis. Less

Report

(3 results)
  • 2006 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2005 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2005

All Journal Article (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Characteristic distribution of immunoreaction for estrogen receptor alpha(ERα) in rat ameloblasts2005

    • Author(s)
      Ferrer V-L et al.
    • Journal Title

      Anat. Rec. 284A

      Pages: 529-536

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Characteristic distribution of immunoreaction for estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) in rat ameloblasts2005

    • Author(s)
      Ferrer V-L et al.
    • Journal Title

      Anat.Rec. 284A

      Pages: 529-536

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary

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Published: 2005-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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