Abstract
Oral mucosa consists of the superficial epithelium and the underlying lamina propria, and it functions as a barrier against exogenous substances. In development, interactions of stem/progenitor cells of the epithelium and mesenchyme are crucial to the morphogenesis of oral mucosa. Our previous work in low level fluorideinduced cell motility of epithelial cells has yielded important clues for periodontal physiology. This study focuses on a working concept of low level fluoride to provide a conducive oral environment for pivotal epithelialmesenchymal interactions. Cultured human primary gingival epithelial cells treated with 50 μM NaF were investigated by DNA microarray. Quantitative real-time PCR and an in vivo experimental rat skin wound model were employed to confirm the findings obtained with the microarray analysis. Microarray data revealed that low level fluoride-treated human gingival epithelial cells elevated various biological processes. The key proliferation markers, FGF2 and FGF7, and mesenchymal marker, Twist1, expression was up-regulated and quantitative real-time PCR confirmed this observation. Our in vivo study revealed that low concentration of NaF increased FGF2, FGF7, and Twist1 protein expression in fluoride-treated skin wound tissues compared with controls. These results provide new information on low level fluoride-induced epithelial-mesenchymal interactions and may thus aid in the understanding of oral mucosa development.
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