Adrenomedullin promotes the odontogenic differentiation of dental pulp stem cells through CREB/BMP2 signaling pathway

Qiang Zhu, Jianyong Gao, Gang Tian, Zhen Tang, and Yinghui Tan

Department of Stomatology, Changhai Hospital, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China

Acta Biochim Biophys Sin 2017, 49: 609–616; doi: 10.1093/abbs/gmx053

Adrenomedullin (AM) could promote the proliferation, the odontogenic differentiation and inhibit the apoptosis of dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs). AM in combination with DPSCs may be an effective strategy for pulp repair. However, there was no report on the mechanisms of AM in the odontogenic differentiation of DPSCs. The aim of this study is to investigate the molecular mechanisms through which AM promotes the odontogenic differentiation of DPSCs. Freshly extracted wisdom teeth were obtained from 27 patients. Cells at passage 3 to passage 5 were used in this study. DPSCs were treated with or without 10−7 M AM in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium culture, and then the accumulated calcium deposition was analyzed after 21 days by using alizarin red S staining. Odontogenic differentiation markers were determined by western blot analysis and quantitative real-time PCR. Western blot analysis results showed that AM had the capability of promoting the odontogenic differentiation of DPSCs and AM could enhance the phosphorylation of CREB and up-regulate the expression of BMP2. H89 is a CREB inhibitor which can inhibit the odontogenic differentiation of DPSCs through inhibiting the phosphorylation of CREB. Noggin could inhibit the odontogenic differentiation of DPSCs through inhibiting the activity of BMP2. These results indicated that AM could promote the odontogenic differentiation of DPSCs by upregulating the expression of BMP2 through the CREB signaling pathway.

AM induces DPSCs to differentiate into odontoblasts

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