Single-cell RT-PCR and immunocytochemical detection of mechanosensitive transient receptor potential channels in acutely isolated rat odontoblasts
- Authors
- Kwon, Minsoo; Baek, Sang Hoon; Park, Chul-Kyu; Chung, Gehoon; Oh, Seog Bae
- Issue Date
- Dec-2014
- Publisher
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
- Keywords
- TRP channels; Odontoblasts; TRPM7; Single-cell RT-PCR; Dental pain; Mineralization
- Citation
- ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY, v.59, no.12, pp.1266 - 1271
- Journal Title
- ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY
- Volume
- 59
- Number
- 12
- Start Page
- 1266
- End Page
- 1271
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/12056
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2014.07.016
- ISSN
- 0003-9969
- Abstract
- Objective: Hydrostatic force applied to tooth pulp has long been suspected to be the direct cause of dental pain. However, the molecular and cellular identity of the transducer of the mechanical force in teeth is not clear. Growing number of literatures suggested that odontoblasts, secondary to its primary role as formation of tooth structure, might function as a cellular mechanical transducer in teeth. Design: In order to determine whether odontoblasts could play a crucial role in transduction of hydrostatic force applied to dental pulp into electrical impulses, current study investigated the expression of stretch-activated transient receptor potential (TRP) channels in acutely isolated odontoblasts from adult rats by single cell reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and immunocytochemical analysis. Results: As the result, expression of TRPM7 (melastatin 7) was observed in majority (87%) of odontoblasts while mRNAs for TRPC1 (canonical 1), TRPC6 (canonical 6) and TRPV4 (vanilloid 4) were detected in small subpopulations of odontoblasts. TRPM3 (melastatin 3) was not detected in our experimental set-up. Immunocytochemical analysis further revealed TRPM7 expression at protein level. Conclusion: Expression of the mechanosensitive TRP channels provides additional evidence that supports the sensory roles of odontoblasts. Given that TRPM7 is a mechanosensitive ion channel with a ldnase activity that plays a role in Mg2+ homeostasis, it is possible that TRPM7 expressed in odontoblasts might play a central role in mineralization during dentin formation. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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