Bin Zhao1, Wenjing Zhang1, Yixuan Xiong1, Yunpeng Zhang2, Linglu Jia1, Xin Xu3. 1. School of Stomatology, Shandong University, Jinan, China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, China. 2. School of Stomatology, Shandong University, Jinan, China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, China; Department of Oral Implantology, the Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China. 3. School of Stomatology, Shandong University, Jinan, China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, China. Electronic address: xinxu@sdu.edu.cn.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether rutin could protect human periodontal ligament stem cells (hPDLSCs) from TNF-α induced damage to osteogenic differentiation in inflammatory environment and detect the underlying mechanism. MATERIALS AND METHODS: hPDLSCs were identified by flow cytometery. TNF-α was used to stimulate hPDLSCs to establish an inflammation model in vitro. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) staining, ALP activity test, and Alizarin Red staining were used to detect the changes of osteogenic differentiation ability. The mRNA and protein levels of osteogenic genes were evaluated by RT-PCR and Western Blot. The expression of mTOR was also detected by Western Blot. RESULTS: hPDLSCs were positive to MSCs specific surface markers. The inflammatory environment in vitro could be established by stimulating hPDLSCs with TNF-α (20 ng/mL). TNF-α (20 ng/mL) could decrease the ALP activity and mineralization ability of hPDLSCs and down-regulate the expression of osteogenic genes in inflammatory environment. Moreover, rutin could affect TNF-α (20 ng/mL) induced damage to osteogenic differentiation of hPDLSCs in a dose-dependent manner, 10 μmol/L rutin could significantly reverse the damage caused by TNF-α. In addition, rutin inhibited TNF-α-activated mTOR signal transduction by inhibiting the phosphorylation of mTOR, similar to the effects of rapamycin(a specific mTOR inhibitor). CONCLUSIONS: Rutin could protect hPDLSCs from TNF-α induced damage to osteogenic differentiation in inflammatory environment, and rutin is expected to become a new candidate drug for the treatment of bone defect of periodontitis.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether rutin could protect human periodontal ligament stem cells (hPDLSCs) from TNF-α induced damage to osteogenic differentiation in inflammatory environment and detect the underlying mechanism. MATERIALS AND METHODS: hPDLSCs were identified by flow cytometery. TNF-α was used to stimulate hPDLSCs to establish an inflammation model in vitro. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) staining, ALP activity test, and Alizarin Red staining were used to detect the changes of osteogenic differentiation ability. The mRNA and protein levels of osteogenic genes were evaluated by RT-PCR and Western Blot. The expression of mTOR was also detected by Western Blot. RESULTS: hPDLSCs were positive to MSCs specific surface markers. The inflammatory environment in vitro could be established by stimulating hPDLSCs with TNF-α (20 ng/mL). TNF-α (20 ng/mL) could decrease the ALP activity and mineralization ability of hPDLSCs and down-regulate the expression of osteogenic genes in inflammatory environment. Moreover, rutin could affect TNF-α (20 ng/mL) induced damage to osteogenic differentiation of hPDLSCs in a dose-dependent manner, 10 μmol/L rutin could significantly reverse the damage caused by TNF-α. In addition, rutin inhibited TNF-α-activated mTOR signal transduction by inhibiting the phosphorylation of mTOR, similar to the effects of rapamycin(a specific mTOR inhibitor). CONCLUSIONS:Rutin could protect hPDLSCs from TNF-α induced damage to osteogenic differentiation in inflammatory environment, and rutin is expected to become a new candidate drug for the treatment of bone defect of periodontitis.