title: Differential effects of fibromodulin deficiency on mouse mandibular bones and teeth: a micro-CT time course study.
abstract: Fibromodulin (Fmod) is a keratan sulfate small leucine-rich proteoglycan which is enriched in bones and teeth. In order to determine its functions on bone and tooth mineralization we characterized the phenotype of Fmod-deficient (Fmod-KO) mice using a new-generation microfocus computerized tomography system (micro-CT) and software allowing advanced visualization of 3-D data. Three-week-old and 10- week-old Fmod-KO mandibles and teeth were compared with those of age-matched wild-type (WT) mice. In both young and mature mice the Fmod-KO mandibles were hypomineralized, especially the posterior (proximal) part of the mandible as it appeared to be the main target of the molecule deficiency whereas less extensive alterations were found in the alveolar bone. In transverse sections, larger marrow spaces were observed in the Fmod-KO mice compared with age-matched young or mature WT mice. Quantitative evaluation of the pulp volume of the first molar and 3-D reconstructions suggested that dentinogenesis was diminished in 3-week-old Fmod-KO teeth. In contrast, increased dentin formation was found in 10-week-old Fmod-KO mice and it was accompanied by a reduced pulp volume. Thus, the differential effects of Fmod deficiency on bones and teeth appear to diverge in adult mice. This may result from the previously reported differences in the molecular weight of Fmod in the 2 tissues or from compensatory mechanisms due to the overexpression of DSP and DMP-1 in the dental pulp of Fmod-KO. It is also possible that a single molecule plays diverging roles in a tissue-specific or region-specific manner.
authors: UMR-S U 747 INSERM, Université Paris-Descartes, Biomédicale des Saints-Pères, Paris, France. michel.goldberg@parisdescartes.fr
authors: Michel
authors: M
authors: Goldberg
authors: Arnaud
authors: A
authors: Marchadier
authors: Catherine
authors: C
authors: Vidal
authors: Yassine
authors: Y
authors: Harichane
authors: Agnès
authors: A
authors: Kamoun-Goldrat
authors: Odile
authors: O
authors: Kellermann
authors: Tina
authors: T
authors: Kilts
authors: Marian
authors: M
authors: Young
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