Bortezomib Facilitates Reparative Dentin Formation after Pulp Access Cavity Preparation in Mouse Molar.
INTRODUCTION
The aim of this study was to evaluate in vitro and ex vivo roles of bortezomib, a proteasome inhibitor that binds to the active site of the 26S proteasome, in tertiary dentin formation.


METHODS
We established pulpal access cavity preparation that was treated with or without bortezomib before direct pulp capping with a calcium hydroxide-based material. We also analyzed bone morphogenetic protein (Bmp)- and Wnt-related signaling molecules using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction.


RESULTS
In the short-term observation period, the bortezomib-treated pulp specimens showed the period-altered immunolocalization patterns of nestin, CD31, and myeloperoxidase, whereas the control specimens did not. The bortezomib-treated group showed a complete dentin bridge with very few irregular tubules after 42 days. The micro-computed tomographic images showed more apparent dentin bridge structures in the treated specimens than were in the controls. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis showed up-regulated Bmp and Wnt.


CONCLUSIONS
These findings revealed that treatment with 1 μmol/L bortezomib induced reparative dentin formation that facilitated the maintenance of the integrity of the remaining pulpal tissue via early vascularization and regulation of Bmp and Wnt signaling.
['Jung|Jae-Kwang|JK|', 'Gwon|Gi-Jeong|GJ|', 'Neupane|Sanjiv|S|', 'Sohn|Wern-Joo|WJ|', 'Kim|Ki-Rim|KR|', 'Kim|Ji-Youn|JY|', 'An|Seo-Young|SY|', 'Kwon|Tae-Yub|TY|', 'An|Chang-Hyeon|CH|', 'Lee|Youngkyun|Y|', 'Kim|Jae-Young|JY|', 'Ha|Jung-Hong|JH|']
D000818:Animals D000069286:Bortezomib D003737:Dental Cavity Preparation D003804:Dentin D008297:Male D051379:Mice D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR D008963:Molar
reparative dentin formation Cavity preparation vascularization Wnt signaling dentin-pulp complex