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INTERNATIONAL ENDODONTIC JOURNAL
Volume 47, Issue 10, Pages 934-941Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/iej.12238
Keywords
innate immunity; mRNA; odontoblast; protein
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- Academy of Finland
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AimTo study the expression of toll-like receptors (TLR) -3, -7, -8 and -9 as well as interferon receptors alpha and gamma (IFNAR1/IFNAR2 and IFNGR1/IFNGR2), which play important roles in the defence against viruses. MethodologyDNA microarray and quantitative PCR analyses of TLR3, -7, -8 and -9 as well as IFNAR1/IFNAR2 and IFNGR1/IFNGR2 genes in mature native human odontoblasts and pulp were performed. Immunohistochemistry was used to confirm TLR8 protein in odontoblasts of healthy and carious human teeth. ResultsTLR3, -7, -8 and -9 mRNAs were detected both in odontoblasts and in pulp, but TLR8 expression level was higher in the odontoblasts. IFNAR and IFNGR expression was observed in both tissues. Immunohistochemical analysis of healthy teeth revealed positive TLR8 staining in the pre-dentine and the dentine but varying staining patterns in the different portions of tooth. Lighter TLR8 staining was observed in dentine of mildly carious teeth. In teeth with carious lesions extending into the mid-dentine, only very weak staining was detected. ConclusionsThe finding of these virus-recognition-related genes in odontoblasts strengthens the view that odontoblasts participate in the immune response of the dentine-pulp complex.
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