2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Identification and characterization of internal basal lamina/tooth enamel adhesion
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24592779
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Morphological basic dentistry
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Dental College |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SHIBAYAMA Kazuko 東京歯科大学, 歯学部, 講師 (60408317)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 歯肉 / 接合上皮 / エナメル質 / ラミニン / アメロチン / 免疫組織細胞化学 / 基底膜 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The goal of this study was to investigate the mechanism underling adhesion between the internal basal lamina and the mineralized enamel surface. Immunogold labeling was performed to localize amelotin and laminin 5 at the tooth/junctional epithelium interface.
The results show that laminin 5 is actively synthesized in junctional epithelial cells and that the products are incorporated into the internal basal lamina to maintain firm epithelial adhesion to the tooth enamel throughout life. On the other hand, amelotin molecules were preferentially localized on the tiny strands associated with basal lamina, suggesting that the molecules facilitate cell/enamel adhesion by promoting mineralization of the strands.
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| Free Research Field |
組織発生学
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