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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Estudo da expressão da <font face=\"symbol\">a-actina de músculo liso em cultura de células de polpas dentárias e gengivas humanas tratadas com o fator de transformação de crescimento <font face=\"symbol\">b1(TGF-<font face=\"symbol\">b1). / Expression of <font face=\"symbol\">a-smooth muscle actin in cultured human dental pulp and gingival fibroblasts induced by transforming growth factor-<font face=\"symbol\">b1 (TGF-<font face=\"symbol\">b1).

Elizabeth Ferreira Martinez 12 June 2008 (has links)
Durante o processo de reparação tecidual, o fator de transformação de crescimento <font face=\"symbol\">b1 (TGF-<font face=\"symbol\">b1) apresenta um importante papel na regulação da expressão da <font face=\"symbol\">a-actina de músculo liso (<font face=\"symbol\">a-AML) e portanto, na diferenciação miofibroblástica. Como os fibroblastos pulpares apresentam características peculiares, com a expressão de proteínas específicas que os diferem de fibroblastos de outros tecidos conjuntivos, o presente estudo avaliou in vitro se o TGF-<font face=\"symbol\">b1 aumenta a expressão de <font face=\"symbol\">a-AML em fibroblastos pulpares humanos comparando-os com fibroblastos de gengiva. Para tal, diferentes doses de TGF-<font face=\"symbol\">b1 (5 à 10 ng/ml) foram adicionadas às culturas de células, sendo a expressão da <font face=\"symbol\">a-AML analisada por imunofluorescência e western-blotting. Ambos os tipos celulares imunoexpressaram <font face=\"symbol\">a-AML mesmo sem o tratamento com o TGF-<font face=\"symbol\">b1, estando aumentada consideravelmente, quando o TGF-<font face=\"symbol\">b1 foi adicionado às culturas. Os resultados do presente estudo demonstraram que o TGF-<font face=\"symbol\">b1 induz a expressão de <font face=\"symbol\">a-AML, sugerindo a indução do fenótipo miofibroblástico em fibroblastos pulpares. / Transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-<font face=\"symbol\">b1) has been related to induce the expression of <font face=\"symbol\">a-smooth muscle actin (<font face=\"symbol\">a-SMA) in fibroblasts during repair. Since pulpal fibroblasts seem to be somewhat different from other fibroblasts, the present study investigated in vitro whether TGF-<font face=\"symbol\">b1 enhances the expression of <font face=\"symbol\">a-SMA in human pulpal fibroblasts. TGF-<font face=\"symbol\">b1 was added in doses between 5-10 ng/ml to cultures of both dental pulp and gingiva human fibroblasts. The expression of <font face=\"symbol\">a-SMA was analyzed by immunofluorescence and western-blotting. Both cell types were immunoreactive for <font face=\"symbol\">a-SMA even without TGF-<font face=\"symbol\">b1. When TGF-<font face=\"symbol\">b1 was added to cell cultures, the expression of <font face=\"symbol\">a-SMA increased dramatically in pulpal fibroblasts, independent of the concentration used. It was confirmed by the western blot analysis. The present findings showed that TGF-<font face=\"symbol\">b1 up-regulated the expression of <font face=\"symbol\">a-SMA thus inducing pulpal fibroblasts to acquire the myofibroblast phenotype.

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