Transplantation effects of dental pulp-derived cells on peripheral nerve regeneration in crushed sciatic nerve injury

The effects of transplanted human dental pulp-derived cells (DPCs) on peripheral nerve regeneration were studied in a rat model of sciatic nerve crush injury. In one group, DPCs were transplanted into the compression site (cell transplantation group); the control group underwent no transplantation (...

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Main Authors: Honda, M. (Author), Ito, T. (Author), Kurita, K. (Author), Nakashima, M. (Author), Nakayama, H. (Author), Okuwa, Y. (Author), Otake, K. (Author), Toriumi, T. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Nihon University, School of Dentistry 2018
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rat
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245 1 0 |a Transplantation effects of dental pulp-derived cells on peripheral nerve regeneration in crushed sciatic nerve injury 
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520 3 |a The effects of transplanted human dental pulp-derived cells (DPCs) on peripheral nerve regeneration were studied in a rat model of sciatic nerve crush injury. In one group, DPCs were transplanted into the compression site (cell transplantation group); the control group underwent no transplantation (crushed group). Sciatic nerve regeneration was determined based on the recovery of motor function and histological and immunohistochemical analyses. The cell transplantation group showed improved motor function compared with the crushed group using the CatWalk XT system, which corresponded to a higher ratio of tibialis to anterior muscle weight 14 days after surgery. Histological analysis revealed a smaller interspace area and few vacuoles in the sciatic nerve after cell transplantation compared with the crushed group. The myelin sheath was visualized with Luxol Fast Blue (LFB) staining and anti-myelin basic protein (anti-MBP) antibody labeling; the percentages of LFB-and MBP-positive areas were higher in the cell transplantation group than in the crushed group. Human mitochondria-positive cells were also identified in the sciatic nerve at the transplanta-tion site 14 days after surgery. Taken together, the observed correlation between morphological findings and functional outcomes following DPC transplantation indicates that DPCs promote peripheral nerve regeneration in rats. © 2018, Nihon University, School of Dentistry. All rights reserved. 
650 0 4 |a animal 
650 0 4 |a Animals 
650 0 4 |a cytology 
650 0 4 |a Dental Pulp 
650 0 4 |a Dental pulp-derived cells 
650 0 4 |a disease model 
650 0 4 |a Disease Models, Animal 
650 0 4 |a enzyme immunoassay 
650 0 4 |a Fischer 344 rat 
650 0 4 |a human 
650 0 4 |a Humans 
650 0 4 |a Immunoenzyme Techniques 
650 0 4 |a male 
650 0 4 |a Male 
650 0 4 |a nerve crush 
650 0 4 |a Nerve Crush 
650 0 4 |a nerve regeneration 
650 0 4 |a Nerve Regeneration 
650 0 4 |a Peripheral nerve crush injury 
650 0 4 |a physiology 
650 0 4 |a rat 
650 0 4 |a Rats 
650 0 4 |a Rats, Inbred F344 
650 0 4 |a Regeneration 
650 0 4 |a Sciatic nerve 
650 0 4 |a sciatic neuropathy 
650 0 4 |a Sciatic Neuropathy 
650 0 4 |a tooth pulp 
650 0 4 |a Transplantation 
700 1 |a Honda, M.  |e author 
700 1 |a Ito, T.  |e author 
700 1 |a Kurita, K.  |e author 
700 1 |a Nakashima, M.  |e author 
700 1 |a Nakayama, H.  |e author 
700 1 |a Okuwa, Y.  |e author 
700 1 |a Otake, K.  |e author 
700 1 |a Toriumi, T.  |e author 
773 |t Journal of Oral Science