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Production of Colony-stimulating Factor in Human Dental Pulp Fibroblasts

Y. Sawa*, Y. Horie, Y. Yamaoka, N. Ebata, T. Kim and S. Yoshida

Department of Oral Functional Science, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, N13 W7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8586, Japan;

Correspondence: *corresponding author, sawa{at}den.hokudai.ac.jp

Class II major histocompatilibity complex (MHC)-expressing cells are usually distributed in dental pulp, and it was postulated that the colony-stimulating factor (CSF) derived from dental pulp fibroblasts contributes to the migration of class II MHC-expressing cells into pulp tissue. This study aimed to investigate the CSF production of human dental pulp fibroblasts. In pulp tissue sections, granulocyte (G)-CSF was detected from normal teeth, while G-CSF, macrophage (M)-CSF, and granulocyte-macrophage (GM)-CSF were detected from teeth with dentinal caries. In cultured dental pulp fibroblasts, G-CSF was detected by immunostaining, immunoprecipitation, and ELISA, and mRNAs of G-CSF, M-CSF, and GM-CSF were detected by RT-PCR. The dental pulp fibroblasts cultured with TNF-{alpha} were found to increase the G-CSF expression and to produce M-CSF and GM-CSF. These findings suggest that dental pulp fibroblasts usually produce G-CSF. In the presence of TNF-{alpha}, dental pulp fibroblast express M-CSF and GM-CSF.

Key Words: dental pulp • fibroblasts • M-CSF • GM-CSF • G-CSF

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 82, No. 2, 96-100 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/154405910308200204
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