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. 2019 Jul;37(4):584-593.
doi: 10.1007/s00774-018-0958-4. Epub 2018 Sep 20.

Effect of CBX7 deficiency on the socket healing after tooth extractions

Fei Jiang #  1   2 , Xiaohan Yang #  3 , Xin Meng  1 , Zhixuan Zhou  4   5 , Ning Chen  6   7
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Effect of CBX7 deficiency on the socket healing after tooth extractions

Fei Jiang et al. J Bone Miner Metab. 2019 Jul.

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Abstract

CBX7 is shown to down-regulate the expression of osteopontin (OPN) that is associated with osteoblast function. Here, we studied the role of CBX7 in the wound healing of tooth extraction socket in which osteoblast activity is critical via comparison between CBX7-knockout (CBX7-/-) mice and their wild-type (WT) counterparts of 6 weeks old with maxillary first molar extracted. Mice were euthanized at 7, 14, and 21 days after extractions, and alveolar sockets were assessed by semi-quantitative histomorphometry for hard tissue healing, including new bone fill (Masson's trichrome staining), osteoblast activity (OPN/osterix, Osx), osteoclast activity (tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase, TRAP), and for soft tissue healing, including blood vessels (alpha smooth muscle actin, α-SMA). Also, the bone microarchitecture was evaluated by micro-CT. In radiological analysis, CBX7-/- mice increased bone mass significantly more than WT mice did. Consistently, both the amount of new bone fill and OPN/Osx-immunopositive cells in the extraction sockets were significantly increased in CBX7-/- mice at each time point with respect to their WT siblings, while osteoclast number exhibited a trend of more increase in CBX7-/- mice at all time points as well. In agreement with enhanced bone formation during socket healing, significantly elevated α-SMA-immunopositive area was noted in CBX7-/- mice in contrast to WT mice. Taken together, these data suggest that CBX7 deficiency has a positive effect on tooth extraction socket healing.

Keywords: CBX7; Histomorphometric analysis; Mice; Socket healing; Tooth extraction.

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