Department of Special Needs Clinic, Hanzhong Stomatological Hospital, Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China.
Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
J Biochem Mol Toxicol. 2020 Mar;34(3):e22436. doi: 10.1002/jbt.22436. Epub 2020 Jan 17.
Dental diseases seriously affect the quality of life. Studying the mechanism of dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) had far-reaching significance for the therapy of dental diseases. In this paper, we studied the small ubiquitin-like modifier-specific protease 1 (SENP1) and hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α functions in angiogenesis under anoxic conditions. Flow cytometry was used to identify and sort DPSCs. Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Western blot were carried out to analyze the expression of von Willebrand factor, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2, vascular endothelial cadherin, and CD31. Besides, si-SENP1 and si-HIF-1- levels were changed by cell transfection. Tube formation ability was carried out by tubulogenesis assay. Furthermore, the levels of HIF-1α and SENP1 were also tested by Western blot. We obtained DPSCs and induced them to differentiate into vessels and form tubules in vitro. On the basis of this, we demonstrated hypoxia enhanced HIF-1α and SENP1 expression. si-HIF-1α downregulated SENP1 expression and angiogenesis ability under hypoxia, and si-SENP1 downregulated HIF-1α expression and angiogenesis ability under hypoxia. Under hypoxia, SENP1 and HIF-1α formed a positive feedback loop and played a momentous part in angiogenesis.
口腔疾病严重影响生活质量。研究牙髓干细胞(DPSCs)的机制对口腔疾病的治疗具有深远意义。本文研究了小泛素样修饰酶 1(SENP1)和缺氧诱导因子(HIF)-1α在缺氧条件下的血管生成功能。采用流式细胞术鉴定和分选 DPSCs。采用反转录-定量聚合酶链反应和 Western blot 分析血管性血友病因子、血管内皮生长因子受体 2、血管内皮钙黏蛋白和 CD31 的表达。此外,通过细胞转染改变 si-SENP1 和 si-HIF-1α 的水平。通过管形成测定进行管形成能力测定。此外,还通过 Western blot 检测 HIF-1α 和 SENP1 的水平。我们获得了 DPSCs,并在体外诱导它们分化为血管并形成管。在此基础上,我们证明了缺氧增强了 HIF-1α 和 SENP1 的表达。在缺氧条件下,si-HIF-1α 下调 SENP1 的表达和血管生成能力,而 si-SENP1 下调 HIF-1α 的表达和血管生成能力。在缺氧条件下,SENP1 和 HIF-1α 形成正反馈回路,在血管生成中发挥重要作用。