期刊
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORAL SCIENCES
卷 114, 期 5, 页码 409-415出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2006.00388.x
关键词
c-kit; co-expression; dental pulp cells; gingival fibroblasts; stem cell factor
资金
- NCI NIH HHS [BC050864] Funding Source: Medline
- NIAMS NIH HHS [R01-AR48799] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDCR NIH HHS [R01-DE13360] Funding Source: Medline
Stem cell factor (SCF) is the pleiotropic ligand for the tyrosine kinase receptor, c-kit. Ligand and receptor are usually expressed in different cell types, and binding of SCF to c-kit promotes cell proliferation, differentiation, and recruitment of progenitor cells in various biologic systems. However, the localization of these two molecules in cells of the oral cavity has not been systematically examined. We investigated the expression of SCF and c-kit in human dental pulp (HDP) cells as well as in human gingival fibroblasts (HGF). Both alternatively spliced isoforms of SCF were detected (through reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) in RNA obtained from the two cell types. Western analysis established that both cell types express SCF and/or c-kit, whereas flow cytometry demonstrated distinct cell populations expressing only the ligand (SCF), only the receptor (c-kit), or co-expressing the two. HDP cultures showed higher soluble SCF (sSCF) production associated with faster cell growth, as compared with HGF cultures. In both cell types, however, sSCF levels appeared to increase as a result of in vitro aging and/or differentiation.
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