Effects of LMK-235 on osteoblast/odontoblast differentiation in hPDLCs

Abstract

Objective To investigate the effects of type Ⅱa histone deacetylase inhibitor LMK-235 during early osteoblast/odontoblast differentiation in hPDLCs.Methods hPDLCs were obtained by the collagenase digestion method. hPDLCs at the 3 rd passage were treated with medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum mixed with different concentrations of LMK-235 (0, 50, 100, 250, 500 nmol/L), respectively. Proliferative capability of hPDLCs was tested by MTT and qRT-PCR was used to detect mRNA expression levels of Runx2, ALP and DMP-1 3 d later. Results MTT assay showed that cell proliferation in hPDLCs treated with 100 nmol/L LMK-235 was increased significantly compared with the control group (P<0.05). The expression of Runx2 mRNA in the 100 nmol/L group was 1.77 times of the control groups (P<0.05). The expressions of ALP mRNA in all the experimental groups were significantly higher than that in control groups (P<0.05), and the expression in the 100 nmol/L groups was the highest. The expressions of DMP-1 mRNA in the 50 and 100 nmol/L groups were higher than the control groups (P<0.05). Conclusion Type Ⅱa histone deacetylase inhibitor LMK-235 could accelerate cell proliferation in hPDLCs at the concentration of 100 nmol/L, and regulate early osteoblast/odontoblast differentiation by upregulating the mRNA expressions of Runx2, ALP and DMP-1.

Keywords

• Periodontal ligament cells
• Osteoblastic differentiation
• Odontoblast differentiation
• Histone deacetylase
• Cell proliferation