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Observation of Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial Dynamics, and Apoptosis in Dental Pulp following a Diagnosis of Irreversible Pulpitis [Eur Endod J]
Eur Endod J. 2023; 8(2): 148-155 | DOI: 10.14744/eej.2022.74745

Observation of Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial Dynamics, and Apoptosis in Dental Pulp following a Diagnosis of Irreversible Pulpitis

Savitri Vaseenon1, Khunakorn Weekate2, Tanida Srisuwan2, Nipon Chattipakorn3, Siriporn Chattipakorn4
1Department of Restorative Dentistry and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Neurophysiology Unit, Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
2Department of Restorative Dentistry and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
3Neurophysiology Unit, Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
4Department of Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Objective: Mitochondrial dynamics play a pivotal role in maintaining the homeostasis of the dental pulp. Inflammation and oxidative stress can trigger changes in mitochondrial dynamics, leading to cell death in the dental pulp. This study aimed to investigate inflammation, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dynamic alterations, and cell death in inflamed pulpal tissues compared to healthy pulp tissues.
Methods: Pulpal tissues were collected (n=15 per group) from: 1) healthy people as the control and 2) people with clinically diagnosed irreversible pulpitis. Proteins indicating inflammation, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dynamics, and cell death markers were investigated by western blot analysis. A Student’s t-test was used to analyse differences between the healthy and irreversible pulpitis groups. A probability of 0.05 was used to indicate statistical significance (p<0.05).
Results: The expression of the proteins, tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and nuclear factor kappa-lightchain-enhancer, by activated B cells (NF-κB) from inflamed pulp tissues were significantly higher than those of control. Compared to controls, 4 hydroxynonenal (4HNE) and dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) were significantly higher, while mitofusin 2 (MFN2) and optic atrophy type 1 (OPA1) were significantly lower in inflamed pulp tissues. Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax), cleaved caspase-3, and cytochrome c were significantly higher in inflamed pulpal tissues compared to controls. In inflamed pulpal tissues, we found a significant increase in the expression of receptor-interacting serine or threonine-protein kinase 1 (RIPK1) but not receptor-interacting serine or threonine-protein kinase 3 (RIPK3).
Conclusion: Irreversible pulpitis is associated with inflammation, oxidative stress, alterations in mitochondrial dynamics, and apoptosis in pulpal tissues. (EEJ-2022-01-014)

Keywords: Mitochondrial fission, mitochondrial fusion, pulp inflammation

Savitri Vaseenon, Khunakorn Weekate, Tanida Srisuwan, Nipon Chattipakorn, Siriporn Chattipakorn. Observation of Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial Dynamics, and Apoptosis in Dental Pulp following a Diagnosis of Irreversible Pulpitis. Eur Endod J. 2023; 8(2): 148-155

Corresponding Author: Siriporn Chattipakorn
Manuscript Language: English
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