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Uremia Induces Dental Pulp Ossification but Reciprocally Inhibits Adjacent Alveolar Bone Osteogenesis

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Uremic patients are predisposed to atrophy of the alveolar bone and narrowing of the dental pulp chamber. Such pulp chamber changes have only been diagnosed radiologically; however, this has not been supported by any pathological evidence. We used a uremic rat model with secondary hyperparathyroidism induced by 5/6 nephrectomy surgery and high-phosphate diet to examine the dental pulp and adjacent alveolar bone pathology. In addition, we collected pulp tissues for real-time PCR. We found an opposite histopathological presentation of the ossified dental pulp and the osteomalacic adjacent alveolar bone. Furthermore, pulp cells with positive staining for Thy-1, a surrogate stem cell marker, were significantly reduced in the pulp of uremic rats compared to the controls, indicating a paucity of stem cells. This was further evidenced by the reduced pulp expression of dickkopf-1 (Dkk-1), a Wnt/β-catenin signaling inhibitor produced by mesenchymal stem cells. In contrast, expressions of receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand (RANKL) and RANK in uremic pulp were up-regulated, probably to counteract the ossifying process of uremic pulp. In conclusion, uremic pulp ossifications were associated with a paucity of stem cells and dysregulated Dkk-1 and RANKL signaling systems, further shifting the imbalance toward osteogenesis. Strategies to counteract such an imbalance may offer a potential therapeutic target to improve dental health in uremic patients, which warrants further interventional studies.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by the National Science Council, Taipei, Taiwan (NSC 99-2320-B-075-002-MY3); and the Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (VGH-100-B-020 and VGH-102-B-032).

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Chih-Yu Yang, Zee-Fen Chang, Yat-Pang Chau, Ann Chen, Oscar Kuang-Sheng Lee, and An-Hang Yang declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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All animal experiments were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of Taipei Veterans General Hospital (Permit Number 2011-023).

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  1. Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Chih-Yu Yang, Oscar Kuang-Sheng Lee & An-Hang Yang

  2. School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Chih-Yu Yang, Oscar Kuang-Sheng Lee & An-Hang Yang

  3. Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Chih-Yu Yang

  4. Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Zee-Fen Chang

  5. Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan

    Yat-Pang Chau

  6. Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan

    Ann Chen

  7. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Taipei City Hospital, No. 10, Sect. 4, Ren-Ai Road, Da-An District, Taipei, 10629, Taiwan

    Oscar Kuang-Sheng Lee

  8. Departments of Medical Research and Orthopedic Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Oscar Kuang-Sheng Lee

  9. Stem Cell Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Oscar Kuang-Sheng Lee

  10. Department of Pathology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sect. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Beitou District, Taipei, 11217, Taiwan

    An-Hang Yang

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Yang, CY., Chang, ZF., Chau, YP. et al. Uremia Induces Dental Pulp Ossification but Reciprocally Inhibits Adjacent Alveolar Bone Osteogenesis. Calcif Tissue Int 97, 466–475 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-015-0030-5

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