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Effects of in vitro cellular aging on alkaline phosphatase, cathepsin activities and collagen secretion of human periodontal ligament derived cells
It is believed that the degree of periodontal tissue breakdown and tooth loss increase with age. In periodontal tissues which are gingiva, periodontal ligament (PL), alveolar bone and tooth cementum, the PL which is soft connective tissue, lies between the tooth cementum and alveolar bone, having th...
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Published in: | Mechanisms of ageing and development 1996-11, Vol.91 (3), p.171-183 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | It is believed that the degree of periodontal tissue breakdown and tooth loss increase with age. In periodontal tissues which are gingiva, periodontal ligament (PL), alveolar bone and tooth cementum, the PL which is soft connective tissue, lies between the tooth cementum and alveolar bone, having the primary function of tooth support, and maintaining the homeostasis of supporting tissues, as well as providing the healing process. We therefore investigated the effects of in vitro cellular aging on alkaline phosphatase (ALP), cathepsin activities and collagen secretion from human PL cells obtained from 18–23 year-old patients' teeth. ALP, cathepsin activities and collagen secretion may play important roles in the remodeling and maintaining of periodontal tissues. To investigate the life span of PL cells, the cells were sequentially subcultivated. The maximum population doubling level of the PL cells in the present experiment was 22–25 passages. Investigating some important biological activities of the PL cells at different passage levels (6–7, 30% of life span to 17–20, 75% of life span), ALP activity and collagen secretion were found to have significantly decreased while cathepsin B and L activities significantly increased with cellular aging. Since these biological activities in human Pl cells tend to be more catabolic with increase in cellular aging, the increase in periodontal breakdown with age may be partly related to the catabolic changes of the PL cells themselves. |
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ISSN: | 0047-6374 1872-6216 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0047-6374(96)01785-X |