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Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Stem Cells. May 26, 2021; 13(5): 342-365
Published online May 26, 2021. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v13.i5.342
Figure 1
Figure 1 Location of dental mesenchymal stem cells and their diverse differentiation potential. Dental mesenchymal stem cells can be isolated from different tissues of the teeth. Dental mesenchymal stem cells have multidifferentiation ability and can differentiate into many tissue-like cells. DPSCs: Dental pulp stem cells; PDLSCs: Periodontal ligament stem cells; SCAPs: Stem cells from apical papilla; GMSCs: Gingival mesenchymal stem cells; SHED: Stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth; DFSCs: Dental follicle stem cells.
Figure 2
Figure 2 Reported extracellular vesicles that mainly contributed to the odontogenic/osteogenic differentiation process of dental mesenchymal stem cells. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) from a variety of cell sources can influence the osteogenic, adipogenic and neurogenic differentiation process of dental mesenchymal stem cells. Exo: Exosomes; DFSCs: Dental follicle stem cells; LPL: Lipoprotein lipase; MSC: Mesenchymal stem cells; PDLSCs: Periodontal ligament stem cells; PPAR-γ: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ; SHED: Stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth; TGFβ1: Transforming growth factor β1.