REVIEW ARTICLE
Hydroxyapatite- and Amelogenin Protein-Induced Expression of Mineralization-Related Genes in a Dental Epithelial Cell Line
Liming Xu1, *, Hidemitsu Harada2, Toshiyuki Ikoma3, Akiyoshi Taniguchi1
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2008Volume: 2
First Page: 116
Last Page: 120
Publisher ID: TOBIOTJ-2-116
DOI: 10.2174/1874070700802010116
Article History:
Received Date: 17/12/2007Acceptance Date: 17/12/2007
Electronic publication date: 27/5/2008
Collection year: 2008
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Abstract
Hydroxyapatite (HAp), a major inorganic component of hard tissues, has been widely used as a novel scaffold for bone or tooth tissue regeneration. However, the effects of HAp on dental cells at the molecular level are poorly understood. In the present study, we evaluated the effects of HAp on differentiation- and mineralization-related gene expression in the dental epithelial cell line (HAT-7). HAT-7 cells were observed to spread on the surface of HAp sintered disks and to increase the expression of several differentiation- and mineralization-related genes. Furthermore, amelogenin and HAp synergistically induced differentiation resulting in increased amelogenin mRNA expression in HAT-7 cells. The results from this study provide important information to develop novel biomaterials for enamel regeneration.