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RESEARCH REPORT |
1 Section of Maxillofacial Orthognathics, Department of Maxillofacial Restoration, Division of Maxillofacial/Neck Reconstruction, and
2 Section of Pharmacology, Department of Hard Tissue Engineering, Division of Bio-Matrix, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8549, Japan; and
3 Oral Histology, Graduate School of Dentistry, Health Science University of Hokkaido, Japan
* corresponding author, s-suzuki.mort{at}tmd.ac.jp
Endogenous insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is known to affect the growth and development of condylar cartilage. However, the critical effect of IGF-I on cell survival is still unknown. We hypothesized that endogenous IGF-I could regulate the survival of cells of the mandibular condylar cartilage. Mandibular condyles dissected from 12-day-old rats were cultured for 1, 3, and 5 days in medium containing antisense oligodeoxynucleotide (AS-ODN) for IGF-I. Real-time RT-PCR analysis showed that the levels of IGF-I and IGF binding protein (IGFBP)3 mRNAs in the AS-ODN group were significantly decreased. After 3 days’ culture, the number of necrotic cells was observed in the undifferentiated mesenchymal cell layer. These cells were TUNEL-positive and confirmed to be apoptotic by electron microscopic observation. Immunoblotting revealed that expression of cleaved caspase3 was increased with AS-ODN. These results may suggest that the cells in the undifferentiated mesenchymal cell layer of the mandibular condyle require IGF-I for survival.
KEY WORDS: IGF-I • mandibular condylar cartilage • rat • apoptosis • antisense-ODN
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