[Multilineage potential of pulp stem cells from human young permanent teeth in vitro].
OBJECTIVE
To isolate and culture the pulp cells from human young permanent teeth (pDPC), and to observe their biological characteristics and the expression of some specific markers, and to induce these pulp cells to differentiate into osteoblast, adipocyte, neuron and chondrocyte lineages.


METHODS
Pulp cells were isolated and cultured from orthodontic extracted premolars of children. The attached cells after at least 3 passages were used for the following experiments: 1. Morphology and ultrastructure analysis; 2. Cell cycle and phenotype were analyzed by flowcytometry; 3. Growth curve were recorded; 4. pDPC were induced to differentiate into osteoblast, adipocyte, neuron in vitro, and were identified by histochemical methods and RT-PCR.


RESULTS
1. Attached pDPCs were fibroblast-like cells, which were distinguished from BMSC. 2. The cell organs in dDPCs were well developed. 3. pDPCs were highly positive for CD90, CD44, CD147, which are mesenchymal stem-cell markers, but were negative for other markers including CD34, CD38, CD45, HLA-DR. 4. pDPCs showed high growth rate. 5. pDPCs could be induced to differentiate into osteoblast, adipocyte, and neuron lineages, but not chondrocyte lineages.


CONCLUSIONS
pDPCs were characterized by their ability to proliferate with high growth rate in vitro. The expression of some BMSC markers in these cells were observed. They showed the potential to differentiate into multiple mesenchymal lineages such as osteoblast, adipocyte, neuron lineages under specific conditions in vitro.
Liu
Hong-sheng
HS
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Peking University School & Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China.
Bai
Xiao-wen
XW
Yang
Yuan
Y
Ge
Li-hong
LH
D000293:Adolescent; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D019070:Cell Lineage; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002648:Child; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000166:cytology*; D019229:Dentition, Permanent; D006801:Humans; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D039902:Multipotent Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*