Shanghai Journal of Stomatology ›› 2014, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (4): 397-401.

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The effect of hypoxia on proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of periodontal ligament cells

DONG Jia-chen1,2, SONG Zhong-chen1,2, SHU Rong1,2, LI Song1,2, LIN Zhi-kai1,2,ZHANG Xiu-li2   

  1. 1.Department of Periodontology, Ninth People’s Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Shanghai 200011;
    2.Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai Key Lab of Stomatology. Shanghai 200011, China
  • Received:2013-11-29 Online:2014-08-20 Published:2014-10-20
  • Supported by:
    Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(81070838,81271156) and Biomedical Engineering Cross Research Foundation of Shanghai Jiao Tong University(YG2011MS31).

Abstract: PURPOSE: To investigate the effect of hypoxia on proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of periodontal ligament cells (PDLCs) in vitro. METHODS: Human PDLCs were isolated and characterized. The proliferation rate of PDLCs under different concentration of CoCl2 were tested by MTT assay. The PDLCs’ osteogenic differentiation were investigated using real-time PCR and Western blot. The date was statistically analyzed with SPSS13.0 software package. RESULTS: Immunocytochemical staining verified that the isolated cells were PDLCs. The proliferation of PDLCs and the expression of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), RUNX2, collagen I were significantly decreased in a dose-dependent manner by 200 μmol/L CoCl2 and 400μmol/L CoCl2. CONCLUSIONS: Hypoxia inhibits proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of human PDLCs.

Key words: Periodontal ligament cells, Hypoxia, Cobalt chloride, Osteogenic differentiation

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