Facilitating Reparative Dentin Formation Using Apigenin Local Delivery in the Exposed Pulp Cavity
- Authors
- Aryal, Y.P.; Yeon, Chang-Yeol; Kim, Tae-Young; Lee, Eui-Seon; Sung, Shijin; Pokharel, E.; Kim, Ji-Youn; Choi, So-Young; Yamamoto, H.; Sohn, Wern-Joo; Lee, Youngkyun; An, Seo-Young; An, Chang-Hyeon; Jung, Jae-Kwang; Ha, Jung-Hong; Kim, Jae-Young
- Issue Date
- Dec-2021
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media S.A.
- Keywords
- inflammation; osteodentin; pulp cavity; reparative dentin formation; signaling modulation
- Citation
- Frontiers in Physiology, v.12
- Journal Title
- Frontiers in Physiology
- Volume
- 12
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/83349
- DOI
- 10.3389/fphys.2021.773878
- ISSN
- 1664-042X
- Abstract
- Apigenin, a natural product belonging to the flavone class, affects various cell physiologies, such as cell signaling, inflammation, proliferation, migration, and protease production. In this study, apigenin was applied to mouse molar pulp after mechanically pulpal exposure to examine the detailed function of apigenin in regulating pulpal inflammation and tertiary dentin formation. In vitro cell cultivation using human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) and in vivo mice model experiments were employed to examine the effect of apigenin in the pulp and dentin regeneration. In vitro cultivation of hDPSCs with apigenin treatment upregulated bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)- and osteogenesis-related signaling molecules such as BMP2, BMP4, BMP7, bone sialoprotein (BSP), runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2), and osteocalcin (OCN) after 14 days. After apigenin local delivery in the mice pulpal cavity, histology and cellular physiology, such as the modulation of inflammation and differentiation, were examined using histology and immunostainings. Apigenin-treated specimens showed period-altered immunolocalization patterns of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, myeloperoxidase (MPO), NESTIN, and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 at 3 and 5 days. Moreover, the apigenin-treated group showed a facilitated dentin-bridge formation with few irregular tubules after 42 days from pulpal cavity preparation. Micro-CT images confirmed obvious dentin-bridge structures in the apigenin-treated specimens compared with the control. Apigenin facilitated the reparative dentin formation through the modulation of inflammation and the activation of signaling regulations. Therefore, apigenin would be a potential therapeutic agent for regenerating dentin in exposed pulp caused by dental caries and traumatic injury. Copyright © 2021 Aryal, Yeon, Kim, Lee, Sung, Pokharel, Kim, Choi, Yamamoto, Sohn, Lee, An, An, Jung, Ha and Kim.
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