Kinetics of gene expression of alkaline phosphatase during healing of alveolar bone in rats

Immunohistochemical studies and molecular biology have enabled us to identify numerous proteins that are involved in the metabolism of bone, and their encoding genes. Among these is alkaline phosphatase (ALP), an enzyme that is responsible for the initiation of mineralisation of the extracellular ma...

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Autores: Rodrigues, Willian Caetano [UNESP], Fabris, André Luís Da Silva [UNESP], Hassumi, Jaqueline Suemi [UNESP], Gonçalves, Alaíde [UNESP], Sonoda, Celso Koogi [UNESP], Okamoto, Roberta [UNESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/173116
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2016.02.018
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/173116
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:alkaline phosphatase
alveolar bone repair
bone biology
gene expression
mineralization
tooth socket
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Sumario:Immunohistochemical studies and molecular biology have enabled us to identify numerous proteins that are involved in the metabolism of bone, and their encoding genes. Among these is alkaline phosphatase (ALP), an enzyme that is responsible for the initiation of mineralisation of the extracellular matrix during alveolar bone repair. To evaluate the gene expression of ALP during this process, we studied nine healthy adult male rats, which had their maxillary central incisors extracted from the right side and were randomly divided into three groups. During three experimental periods, 7 days, 14 days, and 28 days, the alveoli were curetted, the rats killed, and samples analysed by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The RNAm that encodes the gene for the synthesis of ALP was expressed during the three periods analysed, but its concentration was significantly increased at 14 and 28 days compared with at 7 days. There was no significant difference between 14 and 28 days (p = 0.0005). We conclude that genes related to ALP are expressed throughout the healing process and more intensively during the later periods (14 and 28 days), which coincides with the increased formation of mineralised bone.