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  • Immunology
  • Neuroscience
  • Regenerative Medicine

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  • Dentin-pulp regeneration involves nerve fiber sprouting.
  • Initial mechanisms regulating this process in carious teeth are poorly understood.
  • Complement system activation contributes to tissue regeneration via anaphylatoxins like C5a.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of the complement system in dentin-pulp regeneration.
  • To explore the expression of C5a receptor (C5aR) in dental pulp fibroblasts.
  • To elucidate the mechanism linking pulp fibroblasts to nerve sprouting during carious injury.

Main Methods:

  • Investigated C5a receptor (C5aR) expression in dental pulp fibroblasts from carious teeth.
  • Utilized in vitro fibroblast cultures stimulated with lipoteichoic acid.
  • Analyzed the interaction between C5a and C5aR and its effect on brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) secretion and neuronal growth.

Main Results:

  • Dental pulp fibroblasts beneath carious injury sites express C5aR.
  • Lipoteichoic acid stimulation increases C5aR expression in fibroblasts.
  • C5a-C5aR interaction mediated local BDNF secretion, guiding neuronal growth toward fibroblasts.

Conclusions:

  • A novel mechanism links pulp fibroblasts to nerve sprouting via complement system activation in dentin-pulp regeneration.
  • Pulp fibroblasts play a crucial role in initiating nerve growth toward carious sites.
  • Targeting fibroblasts offers a potential therapeutic strategy for dentin-pulp regeneration.