2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Therapeutic Interaction of Systemically-administered Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Peri-implant Mucosa
Project/Area Number |
23592888
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Dental engineering/Regenerative dentistry
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Research Institution | Kyushu University |
Principal Investigator |
ATSUTA Ikiru 九州大学, 大学病院, 助教 (30423487)
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Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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Keywords | インプラント / 幹細胞 / 上皮封鎖 |
Research Abstract |
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are an attractive cell source in regenerative medicine because of their multi-differentiation capacity and regulatory functions, specifically at sites of inflammation. Here, we investigated the effect of systemic MSC transplantation on peri-implant epithelial sealing. MSCs were systemically injected into recipient rats via the tail vein. The injected MSCs accumulated at the injured gingival mucosa, following which the oral epithelium closed and peri-implant epithelium (PIE) formed from the oral sulcular epithelium earlier than in control rats. Furthermore, in the MSC-implant group, a laminin 332 (Ln)-positive layer was detected along the interface of the PIE-implant at 4 weeks. Conversely, Ln was only observed in the apical region and connective tissue region in the control group. Systemic MSC transplantation may be effective for enhancing epithelial sealing around titanium implants.
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Research Products
(8 results)