LRP6 AND FRIZZLED6 EFFECTS IN THE ENDOTHELIAL DIFFERENTIATION OF DPSC

• Grant number: 12/13039-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: October 01, 2012
• End date: July 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Dentistry - Endodontics
• Principal Investigator: Carlos Henrique Ribeiro Camargo
• Grantee: Gleyce Oliveira Silva
• Host Institution: Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia (ICT). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de São José dos Campos. São José dos Campos , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 12/24244-3 - The role of VEGF and dentin-derived factors in the differentiation of stem cells from human exfoliated teeth (shed) in odontoblasts and endothelial cells, BE.EP.DR

Abstract

The aim of this study is test the hypothesis that dental pulp stem cells (DPSC) differentiate into vascular endothelial cells through regulation of Wnt/B-catenin ligands LRP6 or Frizzled6. DPSC will be transduced with EGFP-tagged lentiviral sh-RNA vectors (LRP6, Frizzled6 or empty vector) for experiments. Frizzled6 and LRP6 effects will be evaluated by GSK-3beta and Beta-catenin expression, and by endothelial marks expression in the differentiation of DPSCs into endothelial vascular cells. To validate this results, transduced DPSC will be seed in tooth slices/scaffolds and implanted subcutaneously in immunosupressed mice. Cell presence in blood vessels will be determined by immunohistochemestry and HE staining.

Scientific publications

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SILVA, GLEYCE O.; ZHANG, ZHAOCHENG; CUCCO, CAROLINA; OH, MIN; CAMARGO, CARLOS H. R.; NOER, JACQUES E.. Lipoprotein Receptor-related Protein 6 Signaling is Necessary for Vasculogenic Differentiation of Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells. JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS, v. 43, n. 9, p. 6-pg., 2017-09-01. (12/13039-0, 12/24244-3)

SILVA, GLEYCE O.; ZHANG, ZHAOCHENG; CUCCO, CAROLINA; OH, MIN; CAMARGO, CARLOS H. R.; NOER, JACQUES E.. Lipoprotein Receptor-related Protein 6 Signaling is Necessary for Vasculogenic Differentiation of Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells. JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS, v. 43, n. 9, S, p. S25-S30, SEP 2017. (12/13039-0, 12/24244-3)

Academic Publications

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SILVA, Gleyce Oliveira. Efeitos do LRP6 e Frizzled6 na diferenciação endotelial de DPSC. 2015. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia. São José dos Campos São José dos Campos.