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Effect of baicalin on the proliferation and odento/osteogenic differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells

  

  1. 1. Nanjing Medical University
    2. Institute of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University
    3. Stomatological Hospital of Changzhou
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  • Received:2015-01-08 Revised:2015-03-07 Online:2015-03-25 Published:2015-04-08

Abstract: Objective:To investigate the effect of baicalin on the proliferation and odento/osteogenic differentiation of huaman dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) in vitro. Methods:hDPSCs were isolated from dental pulp and then were cultured in alpha minimun essential medium(α-MEM) supplimented with or without baicalin. MTT colorimetric method was used to examine the proliferation ability of hDPSCs. The effect of baicalin on the odento/osteogenic differentiation was observed by alkaline phosphotase(ALP) activity and Western blot. Results: MTT assay showed that there was no significant difference between baicalin-treated and untreated control cells (P>0.05), and ALP activity assay demonstrated that 0~20μmol/L baicalin enhanced the ALP activity of DPSCs(P<0.01), and Western blot revealed that the odento/osteogenic marker (RUNX2, DSP, OSX, OPN, OCN) was significantly upregulated in baicalin-treated cells compared with the untreated cells. Conclusions: Baicalin has no effect on the proliferation of DPSCs, but enhances the capacity of odento/osteogenic differentiation.

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