3D culture inhibits replicative senescence of SCAPs via UQCRC2-mediated mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation

Abstract Stem cells derived from the apical papilla (SCAPs) play a crucial role in tooth root development and dental pulp regeneration. They are important seed cells for bone/tooth tissue engineering. However, replicative senescence remains an unavoidable issue as in vitro amplification increases. T...

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Main Authors: Yijia Shi, Tong Xiao, Yingying Weng, Ya Xiao, Jintao Wu, Jing Wang, Wenmin Wang, Maoshen Yan, Ming Yan, Zehan Li, Jinhua Yu
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Published: BMC 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-024-05953-7
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Tong Xiao
Yingying Weng
Ya Xiao
Jintao Wu
Jing Wang
Wenmin Wang
Maoshen Yan
Ming Yan
Zehan Li
Jinhua Yu
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Yingying Weng
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Jintao Wu
Jing Wang
Wenmin Wang
Maoshen Yan
Ming Yan
Zehan Li
Jinhua Yu
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description Abstract Stem cells derived from the apical papilla (SCAPs) play a crucial role in tooth root development and dental pulp regeneration. They are important seed cells for bone/tooth tissue engineering. However, replicative senescence remains an unavoidable issue as in vitro amplification increases. This study investigated the effect of a three-dimensional (3D) culture environment constructed with methylcellulose on SCAPs senescence. It was observed that 3D culture conditions can delay cellular senescence, potentially due to changes in mitochondrial function and oxidative phosphorylation. Transcriptome high-throughput sequencing technology revealed that the different mitochondrial states may be related to UQCRC2. Knocking down UQCRC2 expression in the 3D culture group resulted in increased production of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species, decreased mitochondrial membrane potential, and a decline in the oxygen consumption rate for oxidative phosphorylation, accelerating cell senescence. The results of this study indicated that 3D culture can mitigate SCAPs aging by maintaining UQCRC2-mediated mitochondrial homeostasis. These findings provide a new solution for the senescence of SCAPs during in vitro amplification and can promote the applications of SCAPs-based clinical translation.
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spelling doaj-art-f81a7044404f4497b31873c275e12b3b2024-12-22T12:44:26ZengBMCJournal of Translational Medicine1479-58762024-12-0122111510.1186/s12967-024-05953-73D culture inhibits replicative senescence of SCAPs via UQCRC2-mediated mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylationYijia Shi0Tong Xiao1Yingying Weng2Ya Xiao3Jintao Wu4Jing Wang5Wenmin Wang6Maoshen Yan7Ming Yan8Zehan Li9Jinhua Yu10Department of Endodontics, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityDepartment of Endodontics, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityDepartment of Endodontics, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityCollege & Hospital of Stomatology, Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Research of Anhui Province, Anhui Medical UniversityDepartment of Endodontics, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityDepartment of Endodontics, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityDepartment of Endodontics, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityDepartment of Endodontics, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityDepartment of Endodontics, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityDepartment of Endodontics, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityDepartment of Endodontics, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityAbstract Stem cells derived from the apical papilla (SCAPs) play a crucial role in tooth root development and dental pulp regeneration. They are important seed cells for bone/tooth tissue engineering. However, replicative senescence remains an unavoidable issue as in vitro amplification increases. This study investigated the effect of a three-dimensional (3D) culture environment constructed with methylcellulose on SCAPs senescence. It was observed that 3D culture conditions can delay cellular senescence, potentially due to changes in mitochondrial function and oxidative phosphorylation. Transcriptome high-throughput sequencing technology revealed that the different mitochondrial states may be related to UQCRC2. Knocking down UQCRC2 expression in the 3D culture group resulted in increased production of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species, decreased mitochondrial membrane potential, and a decline in the oxygen consumption rate for oxidative phosphorylation, accelerating cell senescence. The results of this study indicated that 3D culture can mitigate SCAPs aging by maintaining UQCRC2-mediated mitochondrial homeostasis. These findings provide a new solution for the senescence of SCAPs during in vitro amplification and can promote the applications of SCAPs-based clinical translation.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-024-05953-7SCAPs3D cultureMitochondriaEnergy metabolismUQCRC2
spellingShingle Yijia Shi
Tong Xiao
Yingying Weng
Ya Xiao
Jintao Wu
Jing Wang
Wenmin Wang
Maoshen Yan
Ming Yan
Zehan Li
Jinhua Yu
3D culture inhibits replicative senescence of SCAPs via UQCRC2-mediated mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation
Journal of Translational Medicine
SCAPs
3D culture
Mitochondria
Energy metabolism
UQCRC2
title 3D culture inhibits replicative senescence of SCAPs via UQCRC2-mediated mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation
title_full 3D culture inhibits replicative senescence of SCAPs via UQCRC2-mediated mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation
title_fullStr 3D culture inhibits replicative senescence of SCAPs via UQCRC2-mediated mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation
title_full_unstemmed 3D culture inhibits replicative senescence of SCAPs via UQCRC2-mediated mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation
title_short 3D culture inhibits replicative senescence of SCAPs via UQCRC2-mediated mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation
title_sort 3d culture inhibits replicative senescence of scaps via uqcrc2 mediated mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation
topic SCAPs
3D culture
Mitochondria
Energy metabolism
UQCRC2
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-024-05953-7
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