Effect of protease inhibitor specificity on dentin matrix properties.

Objective: To evaluate protease activity of dentin matrices subjected to treatment with non-specific (chlorhexidine - CHX), cysteine cathepsin specific (E-64), and cysteine cathepsin-K (CT-K) specific (Odanacatib - ODN) inhibitors.

Methods: Pulverized dentin powder obtained from human dentin disks (0.5 mm thickness) completely demineralized with 10% HPO were challenged in 1 mL lactic acid (LA) (0.

Profiling cytokine levels in chlorhexidine and EGCG-treated odontoblast-like cells.

Objective: To screen the effect of two compounds, chlorhexidine diacetate (CHX) and epigallocatechin-gallate (EGCG), on the levels of cytokines produced by odontoblast-like cells (MDPC-23).

Methods: Cells were seeded at 24h and 48h with serial dilution of the compounds to determine cell metabolic activity by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay (n=3). Cells with no compound treatment were used as control (Ctr).

Co-distribution of cysteine cathepsins and matrix metalloproteases in human dentin.

It has been hypothesized that cysteine cathepsins (CTs) along with matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) may work in conjunction in the proteolysis of mature dentin matrix. The aim of this study was to verify simultaneously the distribution and presence of cathepsins B (CT-B) and K (CT-K) in partially demineralized dentin; and further to evaluate the activity of CTs and MMPs in the same tissue. The distribution of CT-B and CT-K in sound human dentin was assessed by immunohistochemistry.

Effect of oxalate desensitizer on the durability of resin-bonded interfaces.

Potassium oxalate desensitizers were previously shown to effectively reduce the immediate permeability of resin-bonded dentin. The current study evaluated whether the effect of the combined application of oxalate with etch-and-rinse adhesives interferes with the durability of resin-dentin bonds when using etch-and-rinse adhesives. The bond strength of resin-bonded dentin specimens composed of two-step or three-step etch-and-rinse adhesives (Single Bond, One-Step and Scotchbond Multi-Purpose, respectively) was tested immediately (24 hours) and after 12 months of water storage.