West China Journal of Stomatology ›› 2018, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (2): 123-127.doi: 10.7518/hxkq.2018.02.002

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Protective effects of hydrogen-rich medium on lipopolysaccharides-induced injury in human periodontal ligament cells

Min Zhou(), Zuolin. Wang()   

  1. Dept. of Periodontology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Tongji University, Shanghai Engi-neering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai 200072, China
  • Received:2017-10-13 Revised:2018-01-30 Online:2018-04-10 Published:2018-04-10
  • Supported by:
    Supported by: The National Natural Science Foundation of China (81271110);Chinese National Science Technology Support Program (2014BAI04B07);The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (20152957);The Shanghai Health Bureau Youth Research Project (20124y055);Program for Young Excellent Talents in Tongji University (1504219041). Correspondence: Wang Zuolin, E-mail: zuolin@tongji.edu.cn.

Abstract:

Objective In this study, lipopolysaccharides (LPS) was used to damage human periodontal ligament cells (hPDLCs) and consequently investigate the protective effects of hydrogen on reducing oxidative stress and cell apoptosis rate. Methods hPDLCs were isolated, and then cultured with normal medium+1 μg·mL-1 LPS or with hydrogen-rich medium+1 μg·mL-1 LPS. Cell proliferation activity was assessed using a cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8), and lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) release was also detected. The activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT), and the level of malonaldehyde (MDA) in supernatants were also measured. Cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry at 24 h after LPS stimulation. Results CCK-8 results showed that hydrogen could significantly improve hPDLCs growth and decrease cell apoptosis under LPS stimulation (P<0.05). However, no significant difference in LDH release was found between the two groups. The CAT levels significantly increased at 6 and 12 h in the hydrogen-rich medium as compared with the normal medium group (P<0.05, P<0.01, respectively). However, SOD levels were not significant different at each time point. At 6 h after LPS stimulation, the MDA levels in the cell supernatant of hydrogen-rich medium group were significantly reduced as compared with those in the normal medium group (P<0.05). Conclusion The hydrogen-rich medium can effectively improve hPDLCs proliferation activity and antioxidant capacity and reduce apoptosis and oxidative stress under LPS stimulation.

Key words: hydrogen-rich medium, lipopolysaccharides, periodontal ligament cells, oxidative damage

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