Abstract
Human adult dental pulp stem cells (DPSC) are a heterogeneous stem cell population, which are able to differentiate down neural, chondrocyte, osteocyte and adipocyte lineages. We studied the expression pattern of p75 neurotrophin receptors (p75NTR), a marker of neural stem cells, within human DPSC populations from eight donors. p75NTR are expressed at low levels (<10%) in DPSC. Importantly, p75+ DPSC represent higher expression levels of SOX1 (neural precursor cell marker), SOX2 (cell pluripotency marker) and nestin (neural stem cell marker) in comparison to p75− DPSC. Our results suggest that p75+ hDPSC may denote a subpopulation with greater neurogenic potential.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 90-98 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2016 |
Keywords
- Dental pulp stem cells
- Neural crest stem cells
- p75 Neurotrophin receptor
- SOX2
- SOX9
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