title: In vitro isolation of stem cells derived from human dental pulp.
abstract: Stem cells are characterized by the ability to differentiate and to self-renew. Stem cells derived from human dental pulp have been shown to differentiate into osteoblasts serving as a potential source of autologous bone produced in vitro. The purpose of the present study was to isolate mesenchymal stem cells from dental pulp. Dental pulp was gently extracted from 27 intact human permanent third molars of patients aged 18-25. Cow horn forceps were used to isolate intact dental pulp in sterilized condition. The pulps were cultured in a medium containing Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium-low glucose (DMEM)-LG and Amphotericin 1%. The cells were subsequently expanded by passages, two passages were performed before they were stored in liquid nitrogen for further examination. DMEM + fetal bovine serum (FBS) 10% L-Glutamin 0.1% + Trypsin 2.5% + ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) were used for passage. Light microscope and flow cytometry were used to study the cells. The isolated dental pulp cells expressed mesenchymal stem cell markers. The cells were negative for CD34 and CD31 and CD45 but were positive for CD13, CD44, CD90, CD166, and CD105. These results indicate that dental pulp can be use as a source of stem cells that we can isolate and culture.
authors.affiliation: Oral Medicine Department/Dental Research Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. aghahose@sina.tums.ac.ir
authors.forename: Farzaneh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Agha-Hosseini
authors.forename: Mohammad-Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Jahani
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jahani
authors.forename: Iraj
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mirzaii-Dizgah
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ali-Moghaddam
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000166:cytology*; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD