Periodontal Ligament Stem Cell-Mediated Treatment for Periodontitis in Miniature Swine

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Periodontal ligament stem cells
Periodontal disease
Tissue engineering
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Dentistry
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Liu, Yi
Zheng, Ying
Ding, Gang
Fang, Dianji
Zhang, Chunmei
Bartold, Peter Mark
Gronthos, Stan
Shi, Songtao
Wang, Songlin
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Periodontitis is a periodontal tissue infectious disease and the most common cause for tooth loss in adults. It has been linked to many systemic disorders, such as coronary artery disease, stroke, and diabetes. At present, there is no ideal therapeutic approach to cure periodontitis and achieve optimal periodontal tissue regeneration. In this study, we explored the potential of using autologous periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) to treat periodontal defects in a porcine model of periodontitis. The periodontal lesion was generated in the first molars area of miniature pigs by the surgical removal of bone and subsequent silk ligament suture around the cervical portion of the tooth. Autologous PDLSCs were obtained from extracted teeth of the miniature pigs and then expanded ex vivo to enrich PDLSC numbers. When transplanted into the surgically created periodontal defect areas, PDLSCs were capable of regenerating periodontal tissues, leading to a favorable treatment for periodontitis. This study demonstrates the feasibility of using stem cell-mediated tissue engineering to treat periodontal diseases.

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2008-04-01
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Stem Cells
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At the time of publication, author Songtao Shi was affiliated with the University of Southern California. Currently, he is a faculty member at the School of Dental Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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