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A Quantitative Enzyme Histochemical Analysis of the Distribution of Alkaline Phosphatase Activity in the Periodontal Ligament of the Rat Incisor

M.C. Groeneveld

Experimental Oral Biology Group, Department of Periodontology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Louwesweg 1, 1066 EA Amsterdam, The Netherlands

V. Everts

Department of Cell Biology and Histology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Amsterdam

W. Beertsen

The spatial distribution of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity was examined in the periodontal ligament of the continuously growing rat incisor. With the indoxyl-tetrazolium salt method, enzyme activity was demonstrated in undecalcified cryosections, and the amount of reaction product was quantified. ALP activity appeared to be distributed heterogeneously. Its highest activity was found in the bone-related compartment of the ligament. In the tooth-related compartment and the supracrestal extension of the ligament, enzyme activity was significantly lower, but still higher than in the lamina propria of the gingiva. In the part of the ligament bordering the cementum, highest activity was found in the apical region just occlusal to Hertwig's epithelial root sheath, where formation of acellular cementum begins. From there toward the incisal edge, the activity of the enzyme gradually decreased. It is suggested that differences among the various parts of the periodontal ligament are related to local variations in phosphate metabolism and cementum deposition.Received for publication December 11, 1992 Accepted for publication March 17, 1993

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Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 72, No. 9, 1344-1350 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345930720091501
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