Potential Roles of Dental Pulp Stem Cells in Neural Regeneration and Repair

Figure 1

Multidifferentiation potential of DPSCs. DPSCs possess MSC-like properties and are multipotent. NCAM: neural cell adhesion molecule; MAP2: microtubule-associated protein 2; NeuN: neuron-specific nuclear protein; Fit-I: VEGF receptor 1; KDR: VEGF receptor 2; CD34: cluster of differentiation 34; ICAM-I: intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1; vWF: von Willebrand factor, DSP: dentin sialoprotein, DMP1: dentin matrix acidic phosphoprotein 1, BSP: bone sialoprotein, OCN: osteocalcin, MyoD1: myoblast determination protein 1; MHC: major histocompatibility complex; PCR: polymerase chain reaction; FC: flow cytometry; ICC: immunocytochemical.