[Effect of GLUD1 on proliferation, osteogenic differentiation and mineralization of human dental pulp stem cells]
Xi Lu1, Shang-Feng Liu, Shou-Liang Zhao
1Department of Stomatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University. Shanghai 200040, China.
Purpose:
To investigate the effect of glutamate dehydrogenase 1 (GLUD1) on proliferation, osteogenic differentiation and mineralization of human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs).
Methods:
hDPSCs were isolated by tissue-explant method in vitro, and shGLUD1 lentivirus was transfected to knock down the expression of GLUD1. RT-PCR and Western blot were performed to detect the expression of GLUD1. CCK8 assay was used to evaluate cell proliferation. After culture with osteogenic inducing medium for 14 days, alizarin red staining was used to detect the formation of mineralization nodules, and RT-PCR and immunofluorescence staining were performed to detect the expression of Runx2 and OCN, respectively. The data were analyzed with SPSS 20.0 software package.
Results:
The expression of GLUD1 was significantly increased in hDPSCs after osteogenic induction compared with the control. After transfection with shGLUD1 lentivirus, GLUD1 expression was significantly decreased (P<0.05). Compared with the control group, mineralization nodule formation was significantly decreased in shGLUD1 group after osteogenic induction. The expression of OCN (late-staged markers for osteogenic differentiation) were significantly decreased both in mRNA and protein levels, while the expression of Runx2 (early-staged markers for osteoblast differentiation) was up-regulated.
Conclusions:
shGLUD1 inhibits the proliferation, mineralization and the late stage of osteogenic differentiation of hDPSCs in vitro. GLUD1 may play an important role in osteogenic differentiation of hDPSCs.
