Journal
JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE
Volume 324, Issue -, Pages 679-694Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.06.006
Keywords
Exosome; Controlled release; Tissue engineering; Pulpotomy; Dentin
Funding
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (National Institutes of Health) [R01-DE02232, R01-DE27662, T32-DE007075]
- University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School graduate student research grant
- China Scholarship Council [CSC201706240064]
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Mineralized enamel and dentin provide protection to the dental pulp, which is vital tissue rich with cells, vasculature, and nerves in the inner tooth. Dental caries left untreated threaten exposure of the dental pulp, providing facile access for bacteria to cause severe infection both in the pulp and systemically. Dental materials which stimulate the formation of a protective dentin bridge after insult are necessary to seal the pulp chamber in an effort to maintain natural dentition and prevent pulpal infection. Dental materials to date including calcium hydroxide paste, mineral trioxide aggregate, and glass ionomer resin, are used with mixed results. Herein we exploited the cell-cell communicative properties of exosomes, extracellular vesicles derived from both mineralizing primary human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) and an immortalized murine odontoblast cell line (MDPC-23), to catalyze the formation of a reactionary dentin bridge by recruiting endogenous stem cells of the dental pulp, through an easy-to-handle delivery vehicle which allows for their therapeutic controlled delivery at the pulp interface. Exosomes derived from both hDPSCs and MDPCs upregulated odontogenic gene expression and increased mineralization in vitro. We designed an amphiphilic synthetic polymeric vehicle from a triblock copolymer which encapsulates exosomes by polymeric self-assembly and maintains their biologic integrity throughout release up to 8-12 weeks. The controlled release of odontogenic exosomes resulted in a reparative dentin bridge formation, superior to glass-ionomer cement alone in vivo, in a rat molar pulpotomy model after six weeks. We have developed a platform for the encapsulation and controlled, tunable release of cell-derived exosomes, which maintains their advantageous physiologic properties reflective of the donor cells. This platform is used to modulate downstream recipient cells towards a designed dentinogenic trajectory in vitro and in vivo. Additionally, we have demonstrated the utility of an immortalized cell line to produce a high yield of exosomes with cross-species efficacy.
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