TY - JOUR
T1 - Basal nitric oxide production is enhanced by hydraulic pressure in cultured human periodontal ligament fibroblasts
AU - Nakago-Matsuo, C.
AU - Matsuo, T.
AU - Nakago, T.
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports, and Culture of Japan (Matsuo T).
PY - 2000/4
Y1 - 2000/4
N2 - To understand orthodontic tooth movement and determine optimal orthodontic force from a biological viewpoint, nitric oxide production in cultured human periodontal ligament fibroblasts was measured at varying levels of hydraulic pressure. The fibroblasts in a culture flask were exposed to the controlled change in hydraulic pressure, and intracellular nitric oxide levels were measured in real time by a nitric oxide-binding fluorescent dye, diaminofluorescein-2. The fibroblasts produced a significantly larger amount of nitric oxide at the pressure of 75 and 100 mmHg, compared with the pressure of 0, 25, and 50 mmHg (P <.0001, one-way ANOVA, and P <.05, Tukey-Kramer test). Immunohistochemically, the cultured fibroblasts expressed brain nitric oxide synthase. The pressure level to enhance nitric oxide production was comparable to the magnitude of clinically used orthodontic force (80 g/cm(2)). Nitric oxide might be a key regulator in orthodontic tooth movement.
AB - To understand orthodontic tooth movement and determine optimal orthodontic force from a biological viewpoint, nitric oxide production in cultured human periodontal ligament fibroblasts was measured at varying levels of hydraulic pressure. The fibroblasts in a culture flask were exposed to the controlled change in hydraulic pressure, and intracellular nitric oxide levels were measured in real time by a nitric oxide-binding fluorescent dye, diaminofluorescein-2. The fibroblasts produced a significantly larger amount of nitric oxide at the pressure of 75 and 100 mmHg, compared with the pressure of 0, 25, and 50 mmHg (P <.0001, one-way ANOVA, and P <.05, Tukey-Kramer test). Immunohistochemically, the cultured fibroblasts expressed brain nitric oxide synthase. The pressure level to enhance nitric oxide production was comparable to the magnitude of clinically used orthodontic force (80 g/cm(2)). Nitric oxide might be a key regulator in orthodontic tooth movement.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0889-5406(00)70168-5
DO - 10.1016/S0889-5406(00)70168-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 10756274
AN - SCOPUS:0034171181
VL - 117
SP - 474
EP - 478
JO - American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
JF - American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
SN - 0889-5406
IS - 4
ER -