title: Effect of dental cyst epithelium-conditioned medium on collagenase production by periodontal ligament fibroblasts.
abstract: Seven dental cyst epithelia were cultured in vitro and the conditioned media were analyzed for periodontal ligament fibroblast collagenase production. All the cyst epithelium-conditioned media stimulated fibroblast collagenase production, indicating that dental cyst epithelium, which is considered to be identical to the cell rests of Malassez, might play a role in periodontal pocket formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohshima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogoshi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Otsuka
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D017364:Collagenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000201:enzymology*; D005497:Follicular Cyst / Q000378:metabolism*; D006097:Granulation Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D010513:Periodontal Ligament / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology; D011842:Radicular Cyst / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D003094:Collagen; D017364:Collagenases