Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510055, China.
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou 510055, China.
Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Apr 5;25(7):4045. doi: 10.3390/ijms25074045.
Odontoblastic differentiation of human stem cells from the apical papilla (hSCAPs) is crucial for continued root development and dentin formation in immature teeth with apical periodontitis (AP). Fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO) has been reported to regulate bone regeneration and osteogenic differentiation profoundly. However, the effect of FTO on hSCAPs remains unknown. This study aimed to identify the potential function of FTO in hSCAPs' odontoblastic differentiation under normal and inflammatory conditions and to investigate its underlying mechanism preliminarily. Histological staining and micro-computed tomography were used to evaluate root development and FTO expression in SD rats with induced AP. The odontoblastic differentiation ability of hSCAPs was assessed via alkaline phosphatase and alizarin red S staining, qRT-PCR, and Western blotting. Gain- and loss-of-function assays and online bioinformatics tools were conducted to explore the function of FTO and its potential mechanism in modulating hSCAPs differentiation. Significantly downregulated FTO expression and root developmental defects were observed in rats with AP. FTO expression notably increased during in vitro odontoblastic differentiation of hSCAPs, while lipopolysaccharide (LPS) inhibited FTO expression and odontoblastic differentiation. Knockdown of FTO impaired odontoblastic differentiation, whereas FTO overexpression alleviated the inhibitory effects of LPS on differentiation. Furthermore, FTO promoted the expression of secreted modular calcium-binding protein 2 (SMOC2), and the knockdown of SMOC2 in hSCAPs partially attenuated the promotion of odontoblastic differentiation mediated by FTO overexpression under LPS-induced inflammation. This study revealed that FTO positively regulates the odontoblastic differentiation ability of hSCAPs by promoting SMOC2 expression. Furthermore, LPS-induced inflammation compromises the odontoblastic differentiation of hSCAPs by downregulating FTO, highlighting the promising role of FTO in regulating hSCAPs differentiation under the inflammatory microenvironment.
人根尖乳头干细胞(hSCAPs)的成牙本质分化对于根尖周炎(AP)未成熟牙齿的持续牙根发育和牙本质形成至关重要。脂肪量和肥胖相关蛋白(FTO)已被报道可显著调节骨再生和成骨分化。然而,FTO 对 hSCAPs 的影响尚不清楚。本研究旨在鉴定 FTO 在 hSCAPs 在正常和炎症条件下成牙本质分化中的潜在功能,并初步探讨其潜在机制。组织学染色和微计算机断层扫描用于评估诱导 AP 的 SD 大鼠的牙根发育和 FTO 表达。通过碱性磷酸酶和茜素红 S 染色、qRT-PCR 和 Western blot 评估 hSCAPs 的成牙本质分化能力。通过 gain- 和 loss-of-function 测定和在线生物信息学工具探讨 FTO 的功能及其在调节 hSCAPs 分化中的潜在机制。AP 大鼠中观察到 FTO 表达下调和牙根发育缺陷。体外 hSCAPs 成牙本质分化过程中 FTO 表达明显增加,而脂多糖(LPS)抑制 FTO 表达和牙本质分化。FTO 敲低抑制牙本质分化,而过表达 FTO 则减轻 LPS 对分化的抑制作用。此外,FTO 促进分泌模块钙结合蛋白 2(SMOC2)的表达,而在 LPS 诱导的炎症下,SMOC2 在 hSCAPs 中的敲低部分减弱了 FTO 过表达介导的成牙本质分化的促进作用。本研究表明,FTO 通过促进 SMOC2 表达正向调节 hSCAPs 的成牙本质分化能力。此外,LPS 诱导的炎症通过下调 FTO 来损害 hSCAPs 的成牙本质分化,突出了 FTO 在调节炎症微环境下 hSCAPs 分化中的有前景的作用。
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