Shanghai Journal of Stomatology ›› 2016, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (1): 16-21.

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The relationship between the effects of MTA on mRNA expression of four iconic proteins in cells of fetal rat skull and cell culture environment

ZHENG Jun-Yuan, HE Li, HU Tu-qiang.   

  1. Department of Dentistry, Shiyan People’s Hospital,Affiliated to Hubei Medical College. Shiyan 442000, Hubei Province, China
  • Received:2015-05-07 Revised:2015-06-25 Online:2016-02-25 Published:2016-03-09

Abstract: PURPOSE: To discuss the influence of MTA on mRNA expression of Cbfa1, ALP, Col-Ⅰand BGP which are 4 kinds of iconic protein in cells of fetal rats skull, and explore its influence on cell culture environment and association of changes of calcium, phosphorus. METHODS: Cells were obtained by 2 kinds of mixed enzymatic digestion for 3 steps from gestation fetal rat calvarial bone. The expression of Cbfa1mRNA, ALPmRNA, Col-1mRNA, BGP mRNA and extracellular calcium were detected. Phosphorus (P) and calcium concentration of fetal rat skull cells co-cultured with MTA for 3 weeks at different stages of cell differentiation was assessed atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The data was statistically analyzed using SPSS10.0 software package. RESULTS: At the 4th day, P3- content decreased significantly (P<0.05), while ALPmRNA in MTA group increased most greatly and was 40 times of the control group. At the 14th to 18th day, the Ca2+ and P3- content reduced significantly (P < 0.05), and then the BGPmRNA in MTA group rised most greatly which was about 7.71 times of the control group. Then Cbfalpha l mRNA in MTA group increased most strongly later which was about 7.38 times of the control group. Col Ⅰ mRNA increased minimally in all time points. CONCLUSIONS: The change of P3- content may be the initiating factor when MTA promoted differentiation of fetal rats skull cells in vitro, and Ca2+ could greatly accelerate the process of mineralization when accumulated to a certain extent. At the same time, the expression of ALPmRNA, BGPmRNA, Col Ⅰ mRNA and Cbfalpha lmRNA were regulated accordingly, which is the key to explain osteogenetic mechanism of MTA.

Key words: Mineral trioxide aggregate, Osteoblasts, mRNA, Culture environment

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