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Materials (Basel) ; 17(11)2024 May 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38893812

ABSTRACT

In orthopedics and dentistry, there is an urgent need to obtain low-stiffness implants that suppress the stress shielding caused by the use of metallic implants. In this study, we aimed to fabricate alloys that can reduce the stiffness by increasing the strength while maintaining a low Young's modulus based on the metastable ß-Ti alloy. We designed alloys in which Ti was partially replaced by Zr based on the ISO-approved metastable ß-Ti alloy Ti-15Mo-5Zr-3Al. All alloys prepared by arc melting and subsequent solution treatment showed a single ß-phase solid solution, with no formation of the ω-phase. The alloys exhibited a low Young's modulus equivalent to that of Ti-15Mo-5Zr-3Al and a high strength superior to that of Ti-15Mo-5Zr-3Al and Ti-6Al-4V. This strengthening was presumed to be due to solid-solution strengthening. The biocompatibility of the alloys was as good as or better than that of Ti-6Al-4V. These alloys have potential as metallic materials suitable for biomedical applications.

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Tissue Eng Part A ; 21(3-4): 586-93, 2015 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25234861

ABSTRACT

The current definitive treatment for acute or chronic liver condition, that is, cirrhosis, is liver transplantation from a limited number of donors, which might cause complications after donation. Hence, bone marrow stem cell transplantation has been developed, but the risk of carcinogenesis remains. We have recently developed a protocol for hepatic differentiation of CD117(+) stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED). In the present study, we examine whether SHED hepatically differentiated (hd) in vitro could be used to treat acute liver injury (ALI) and secondary biliary cirrhosis. The CD117(+) cell fraction was magnetically separated from SHED and then differentiated into hepatocyte-like cells in vitro. The cells were transplanted into rats with either ALI or induced secondary biliary cirrhosis. Engraftment of human liver cells was determined immunohistochemically and by in situ hybridization. Recovery of liver function was examined by means of histochemical and serological tests. Livers of transplanted animals were strongly positive for human immunohistochemical factors, and in situ hybridization confirmed engraftment of human hepatocytes. The tests for recovery of liver function confirmed the presence of human hepatic markers in the animals' blood serum and lack of fibrosis and functional integration of transplanted human cells into livers. No evidence of malignancy was found. We show that in vitro hdSHED engraft morphologically and functionally into the livers of rats having acute injury or secondary biliary cirrhosis. SHED are readily accessible adult stem cells, capable of proliferating in large numbers before differentiating in vitro. This makes SHED an appropriate and safe stem cell source for regenerative medicine.


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Adult Stem Cells/transplantation , Dental Pulp/cytology , Hepatocytes/cytology , Hepatocytes/transplantation , Liver Cirrhosis/therapy , Acute Disease , Adult Stem Cells/cytology , Animals , Batch Cell Culture Techniques/methods , Cell Differentiation , Cells, Cultured , Humans , Liver Cirrhosis/pathology , Male , Rats, Nude , Tissue Engineering/methods , Tooth Exfoliation , Treatment Outcome
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J Breath Res ; 8(4): 046004, 2014 Oct 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25358383

ABSTRACT

Transplantation of insulin (INS)-secreting cells differentiated in vitro from stem cells promises a safer and easier treatment of severe diabetes mellitus. A volatile bioactive compound, hydrogen sulfide (H2S), promotes cell differentiation; human tooth-pulp stem cells undergo hepatic differentiation. The aim of this study is to develop a novel protocol using H2S to enhance pancreatic differentiation from the CD117(+) cell fraction of human tooth pulp. During the differentiation, the cells were exposed to 0.1 ng ml(-1) H2S. Immunocytochemistry, RT-PCR, determination of INS c-peptide content and flow cytometry of pancreatically related markers were carried out. Expression of WNT and the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway were also determined by PCR array. After differentiation, INS, glucagon (GCG), somatostatin (SST) and pancreatic polypeptide (PPY) were positive when examined by immunofluorescence. INS and GCG were also determined flow-cytometrically. Only the cells expressing INS increased after H2S exposure. The number of cells expressing GCG was significantly decreased. Genes involved in canonical WNT and the WNT/calcium pathways were highly expressed after H2S exposure. H2S accelerated INS synthesis and secretion by regenerated INS-producing cells from human teeth. All signaling pathway functions of the PI3K-AKT pathway were extremely activated by H2S exposure. The matured INS-producing cells originating in human teeth were increased by H2S in order to control blood-glucose level.


Subject(s)
Insulin-Secreting Cells/physiology , Insulin/biosynthesis , Regeneration/drug effects , Tooth/cytology , Volatile Organic Compounds/pharmacology , C-Peptide/metabolism , Cell Differentiation/drug effects , Flow Cytometry , Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects , Glucose/pharmacology , Humans , Hydrogen Sulfide/pharmacology , Immunohistochemistry , Insulin/metabolism , Insulin Secretion , Insulin-Secreting Cells/drug effects , Insulin-Secreting Cells/enzymology , Insulin-Secreting Cells/metabolism , Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism , Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction , Stem Cells/cytology , Stem Cells/drug effects , Wnt Signaling Pathway/drug effects , Wnt Signaling Pathway/genetics
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Regen Med ; 8(5): 597-612, 2013 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23998753

ABSTRACT

AIM: Adult stem cells cannot proliferate to produce enough cells for human transplantation with keeping stem cell characteristics shown in the primary culture. We established a novel culture protocol using human dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) that can produce quantities sufficient for human transplantation. The present study assessed differentiation of DPSCs toward a pancreatic lineage in serum-free conditions, which is essential for safe transplantation. MATERIALS & METHODS: CD117⁺ stem cells were separated from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth; SHED) and adult DPSCs. The cells were characterized with real-time reverse-transcription PCR for a panel of embryonal lineage markers. RESULTS: 82 out of 84 markers were expressed in different levels in SHED or DPSCs. After pancreatic differentiation in vitro, we found expression of pancreatic-specific endocrine markers insulin, glucagon, somatostatin and pancreatic polypeptide, and exocrine marker amylase-2a in both cultures. We also found reprogramming in both cell cultures mimicking the embryonal stages of development of the pancreas. Transcription factors PDX1, HHEX, MNX1, NEUROG3, PAX4, PAX6 and NKX6-1, crucial markers for the pancreatic development, were all activated. Expression of these factors strongly implies that the cells differentiated toward a distinguished pancreatic lineage. CONCLUSION: Our results show that CD117⁺ SHED and DPSCs are capable of differentiation toward all functional endocrine and exocrine subsets of pancreatic cells in serum-free conditions. SHED and DPSCs may therefore have great potential for future cell therapy of pancreatic disorders.


Subject(s)
Cell Differentiation , Dental Pulp/cytology , Pancreas/cytology , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit/metabolism , Stem Cells/cytology , Biomarkers/metabolism , Bone Marrow Cells/cytology , Bone Marrow Cells/metabolism , Cell Differentiation/genetics , Cell Lineage/genetics , Gene Expression Regulation , Humans , Signal Transduction/genetics , Stem Cells/metabolism , Tooth, Deciduous/cytology , Transcription Factors/genetics , Transcription Factors/metabolism
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