Journal
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 11, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1148532
Keywords
decellularization; extracellular matrix; dental pulp regeneration; tissue engineering; submandibular gland; scaffold
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Decellularized submandibular gland extracellular matrix (DSMG) was found to have similar structure and composition to dental pulp. DSMG could serve as an alternative scaffold for dental pulp regeneration, supporting adhesion and proliferation of dental pulp stem cells. Implanted cell-seeded DSMG formed a vascularized dental pulp-like tissue expressing markers involved in dentinogenesis and angiogenesis.
Introduction: Decellularized extracellular matrix has been recognized as an optimal scaffold for dental pulp regeneration. However, the limited amount of native dental pulp tissue restricts its clinical applications. The submandibular gland shares some basic extracellular matrix components and characteristics with dental pulp. However, whether decellularized submandibular gland extracellular matrix (DSMG) can be used as an alternative scaffold for dental pulp regenerative medicine is unclear.Methods: Thus, we successfully decellularized the whole rat submandibular gland and human dental pulp, and then conducted in vitro and in vivo studies to compare the properties of these two scaffolds for dental pulp regeneration.Results: Our results showed that extracellular matrix of the submandibular gland had great similarities in structure and composition with that of dental pulp. Furthermore, it was confirmed that the DSMG could support adhesion and proliferation of dental pulp stem cells in vitro. In vivo findings revealed that implanted cell-seeded DSMG formed a vascularized dental pulp-like tissue and expressed markers involved in dentinogenesis and angiogenesis.Discussion: In summary, we introduced a novel accessible biological scaffold and validated its effectiveness as an extracellular matrix-based tissue engineering scaffold for dental pulp regenerative therapy.
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