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JOURNAL OF ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Volume 50, Issue 4, Pages 365-369Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/50.4.365
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receptor activator of NF kappa B ligand; periodontal tissue; tooth movement; immunoelectron microscopy
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The receptor activator of NF kappaB ligand, RANKL, is one of the key regulatory molecules in osteoclast formation and function. We examined RANKL localization in the periodontal tissues during experimental movement of rat molars. To produce orthodontic force, an elastic band was inserted between the upper first and second molars for 4 days, and the dissected maxillae were subjected to light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical examination for RANKL. Expression of RANKL protein was detected in osteoblasts, osteocytes, fibroblasts, and osteoclasts mostly located in resorption lacunae. in osteoblasts, osteocytes, and fibroblasts, RANKL localization was mainly observed in the cytoplasm, the cisternae of rough endoplasmic reticulum and along plasma membranes. In osteoclasts, RANKL was expressed along the ruffled. border membranes and in the cytoplasm, including the clear zone. These results suggest that during tooth movement, osteoclast differentiation and activation are regulated, at least in part, by RANKL, possibly produced by osteoblasts/stromal cells and osteoclasts themselves in the periodontal tissues.
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