Stem cells in the gingiva may have important medical applications in the future
Aug 7th, 2013 · Comments Off
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Article Date: 07 Aug 2013 – 1:00 PDT
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Gingivae Contain Neural-crest- and Mesoderm-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
X. Xu,
C. Chen,
K. Akiyama,
Y. Chai,
A.D. Le,
Z. Wang,
and S. Shi
“Through the study of this unique oral tissue, we want to shed the light on the translational applications for improving skin wound healing and reducing scar formation.”
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The study indicates that the stem cells in the gingiva – obtained via a simple biopsy of the gums – may have important medical applications in the future.
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Stem cells found in mouth tissue can not only become other types of cells but can also relieve inflammatory disease, according to a new Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC study in the Journal of Dental Research.
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“Gingiva is very unique in our body,” says Professor Songtao Shi, the study’s senior author. “It has much less inflammatory reaction and heals much faster when compared to skin.”
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Journal of Dental Research, doi: 10.1177/0022034513497961, first published on July 18, 2013
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The two types of stem cells vary dramatically in their abilities. N-GMSC were not only easier to change into other types of cells, including neural and cartilage-producing cells; they also had much more of a healing effect on inflammatory disease than their counterparts. When the N-GMSC were transplanted into mice with dextrate sulfate sodium-induced colitis – an inflamed condition of the colon – the inflammation was significantly reduced.
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“We will further work on dissecting the details of the gingiva stem cells, especially their notable immunoregulatory property,” says first author Xingtian Xu, specialized lab technician at the Ostrow School of Dentistry Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology.
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