Butylboronic acid promotes cell proliferation, alkaline phosphatase activity, and expression of GJA1, ALP, and NaBC1 in human dental pulp cells in vitro

The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of n-butylboronic acid (n-BA) on the proliferative activity, alkaline phosphatase activity, expression of hard tissue formation related genes, ALP and GJA1, and boron transporter gene, NaBC1, in human dental pulp cells. Human dental pulp cell...

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Main Authors: Takashi Nakano, Hidenori Hamba, Takashi Muramatsu
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdmed.2025.1518389/full
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description The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of n-butylboronic acid (n-BA) on the proliferative activity, alkaline phosphatase activity, expression of hard tissue formation related genes, ALP and GJA1, and boron transporter gene, NaBC1, in human dental pulp cells. Human dental pulp cells were spread in culture medium with n-BA. The proliferative activity was increased in n-BA group. alkaline phosphatase staining and alizarin red S staining identified no obvious differences between the n-BA(+) and n-BA(−) groups. Alkaline phosphatase activity was significantly increased in the n-BA(+) group compared to the n-BA(−) group. Expressions of GJA1, ALP, and NaBC1 in the n-BA(+) group were higher than that of the n-BA(−) group. There were no significant differences between NaBC1-shRNA-transfected group and control group about proliferation and alkaline phosphatase activity. The results suggest that n-BA promotes cell proliferation, alkaline phosphatase activity, and expression of GJA1, ALP, and NaBC1, in human dental pulp cells.
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spelling doaj-art-dc276593e0024ff387e66ba8935923512025-02-11T06:59:45ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Dental Medicine2673-49152025-02-01610.3389/fdmed.2025.15183891518389Butylboronic acid promotes cell proliferation, alkaline phosphatase activity, and expression of GJA1, ALP, and NaBC1 in human dental pulp cells in vitroTakashi NakanoHidenori HambaTakashi MuramatsuThe objective of this study is to investigate the effects of n-butylboronic acid (n-BA) on the proliferative activity, alkaline phosphatase activity, expression of hard tissue formation related genes, ALP and GJA1, and boron transporter gene, NaBC1, in human dental pulp cells. Human dental pulp cells were spread in culture medium with n-BA. The proliferative activity was increased in n-BA group. alkaline phosphatase staining and alizarin red S staining identified no obvious differences between the n-BA(+) and n-BA(−) groups. Alkaline phosphatase activity was significantly increased in the n-BA(+) group compared to the n-BA(−) group. Expressions of GJA1, ALP, and NaBC1 in the n-BA(+) group were higher than that of the n-BA(−) group. There were no significant differences between NaBC1-shRNA-transfected group and control group about proliferation and alkaline phosphatase activity. The results suggest that n-BA promotes cell proliferation, alkaline phosphatase activity, and expression of GJA1, ALP, and NaBC1, in human dental pulp cells.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdmed.2025.1518389/fullboroncell differentiationcell proliferationdental pulp cellsresinGJA1
spellingShingle Takashi Nakano
Hidenori Hamba
Takashi Muramatsu
Butylboronic acid promotes cell proliferation, alkaline phosphatase activity, and expression of GJA1, ALP, and NaBC1 in human dental pulp cells in vitro
Frontiers in Dental Medicine
boron
cell differentiation
cell proliferation
dental pulp cells
resin
GJA1
title Butylboronic acid promotes cell proliferation, alkaline phosphatase activity, and expression of GJA1, ALP, and NaBC1 in human dental pulp cells in vitro
title_full Butylboronic acid promotes cell proliferation, alkaline phosphatase activity, and expression of GJA1, ALP, and NaBC1 in human dental pulp cells in vitro
title_fullStr Butylboronic acid promotes cell proliferation, alkaline phosphatase activity, and expression of GJA1, ALP, and NaBC1 in human dental pulp cells in vitro
title_full_unstemmed Butylboronic acid promotes cell proliferation, alkaline phosphatase activity, and expression of GJA1, ALP, and NaBC1 in human dental pulp cells in vitro
title_short Butylboronic acid promotes cell proliferation, alkaline phosphatase activity, and expression of GJA1, ALP, and NaBC1 in human dental pulp cells in vitro
title_sort butylboronic acid promotes cell proliferation alkaline phosphatase activity and expression of gja1 alp and nabc1 in human dental pulp cells in vitro
topic boron
cell differentiation
cell proliferation
dental pulp cells
resin
GJA1
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdmed.2025.1518389/full
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