Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) Upregulates the Expression of DMP1 in Direct Pulp Capping in the Rat Molar

• Published in: Materials Vol. 14; no. 16; p. 4640
• Main Authors: Yamada, Maiko, Nagayama, Motohiko, Miyamoto, Yuka, Kawano, Satoshi, Takitani, Yoshiaki, Tanaka, Masashi, Ehara, Michiko, Nakao, Juna, Ochiai, Takanaga, Shibukawa, Yoshihiro, Yoshida, Takakazu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 18.08.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Bridges; Capping; Computed tomography; Dental materials; Dental pulp; Dentin; dentin bridge; dentin matrix acidic phosphoprotein 1 (DMP1); Differentiation; direct pulp capping; Extracellular matrix; Gene expression; Microfocusing; mineral density; mineral trioxide aggregate; nestin; Quantitative analysis; Regeneration; Slaked lime; Software; Statistical analysis; Stem cells; United States > US; Japan; dentin bridge; mineral density; direct pulp capping; mineral trioxide aggregate; dentin matrix acidic phosphoprotein 1 (DMP1); nestin
• ISSN: 1996-1944; 1996-1944
• DOI: 10.3390/ma14164640

Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) is an alternative endodontic material that predicts conductive or inductive calcified tissue formation from immature pulp mesenchymal stem cells (IPMSCs). The purpose of this study was to investigate whether MTA could promote reparative odontoblast differentiation via IPMSCs in the early phase of regeneration and compare with calcium hydroxide (CH). Direct pulp capping using calcium hydroxide (CH), MTA, and MTA with platelet-rich plasma (MTA + PRP) was performed on maxillary first molars of 8-week-old male Wistar rats ( = 36). After 3, 7, or 14 days, the teeth were analyzed for mineral density (MD) and volume of MD (VMD) via micro-focusing computed tomography (µCT), nestin, dentin matrix acidic phosphoprotein 1 ( ) immunohistochemistry, and real-time PCR for mRNA expression. MTA stimulated the early phase differentiation of the IPMSCs into odontoblasts, with positive results for nestin and compared with CH. Moreover, MTA + PRP stimulated calcified granule and dentin bridge formation through calcium mineral deposition, following the induction of mRNA expression in IPMSCs. Our results suggested that the combination of MTA and PRP is an effective and clinically applicable method for activating endogenous dental pulp stem cells into odontoblasts in the early stages of pulp regeneration.