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In vivo administration of dental epithelial stem cells at the apical end of the mouse incisor

Overview of attention for article published in Frontiers in Physiology, April 2015
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Title
In vivo administration of dental epithelial stem cells at the apical end of the mouse incisor
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Frontiers in Physiology, April 2015
DOI 10.3389/fphys.2015.00112
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Giovanna Orsini, Lucia Jimenez-Rojo, Despoina Natsiou, Angelo Putignano, Thimios A. Mitsiadis

Abstract

Cell-based tissue regeneration is an attractive approach that complements traditional surgical techniques for replacement of injured and lost tissues. The continuously growing rodent incisor provides an excellent model system for investigating cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie tooth renewal and regeneration. An active population of dental epithelial progenitor/stem cells located at the posterior part of the incisor, commonly called cervical loop area, ensures the continuous supply of cells that are responsible for the secretion of enamel matrix. To explore the potential of these epithelial cells in therapeutic approaches dealing with enamel defects, we have developed a new method for their in vivo administration in the posterior part of the incisor. Here, we provide the step-by-step protocol for the isolation of dental epithelial stem cells and their delivery at targeted areas of the jaw. This simple and yet powerful protocol, consisting in drilling a hole in the mandibular bone, in close proximity to the cervical loop area of the incisor, followed up by injection of stem cells, is feasible, reliable, and effective. This in vivo approach opens new horizons and possibilities for cellular therapies involving pathological and injured dental tissues.

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Country Count As %
Germany 1 4%
Unknown 22 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Doctoral Student 5 22%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 17%
Other 2 9%
Student > Master 2 9%
Researcher 2 9%
Other 5 22%
Unknown 3 13%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 12 52%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 22%
Design 2 9%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 4%
Engineering 1 4%
Other 1 4%
Unknown 1 4%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 April 2015.
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#17,752,946
of 22,799,071 outputs
Outputs from Frontiers in Physiology
#7,127
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#180,970
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Outputs of similar age from Frontiers in Physiology
#56
of 109 outputs
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