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- Title
Facilitation of Bone Healing Processes Based on the Developmental Function of Meox2 in Tooth Loss Lesion.
- Authors
Kim, Tae-Young; Park, Jae-Kyung; Prasad Aryal, Yam; Lee, Eui-Seon; Neupane, Sanjiv; Sung, Shijin; Pokharel, Elina; Yeon, Chang-Yeol; Kim, Ji-Youn; Jung, Jae-Kwang; Yamamoto, Hitoshi; An, Chang-Hyeon; Lee, Youngkyun; Sohn, Wern-Joo; Jang, Il-Ho; An, Seo-Young; Kim, Jae-Young
- Abstract
In the present study, we examined the bone healing capacity of Meox2, a homeobox gene that plays essential roles in the differentiation of a range of developing tissues, and identified its putative function in palatogenesis. We applied the knocking down of Meox2 in human periodontal ligament fibroblasts to examine the osteogenic potential of Meox2. Additionally, we applied in vivo periodontitis induced experiment to reveal the possible application of Meox2 knockdown for 1 and 2 weeks in bone healing processes. We examined the detailed histomorphological changes using Masson's trichrome staining and micro-computed tomography evaluation. Moreover, we observed the localization patterns of various signaling molecules, including α-SMA, CK14, IL-1β, and MPO to examine the altered bone healing processes. Furthermore, we investigated the process of bone formation using immunohistochemistry of Osteocalcin and Runx2. On the basis of the results, we suggest that the knocking down of Meox2 via the activation of osteoblast and modulation of inflammation would be a plausible answer for bone regeneration as a gene therapy. Additionally, we propose that the purpose-dependent selection and application of developmental regulation genes are important for the functional regeneration of specific tissues and organs, where the pathological condition of tooth loss lesion would be.
- Subjects
BONES; TOOTH loss; HEALING; BONE growth; BONE regeneration
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020, Vol 21, Issue 22, p8701
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms21228701