Advances of Wnt signalling pathway in dental development and potential clinical application

Organogenesis. 2019;15(4):101-110. doi: 10.1080/15476278.2019.1656996. Epub 2019 Sep 4.

Abstract

Wnt signalling pathway is widely studied in many processes of biological development, like embryogenesis, tissue homeostasis and wound repair. It is universally known that Wnt signalling pathway plays an important role in tooth development. Here, we summarized the function of Wnt signalling pathway during tooth initiation, crown morphogenesis, root formation, and discussed the therapeutic potential of Wnt modulators.

Keywords: Dentin regeneration; Wnt signalling; crown morphogenesis; root formation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Homeostasis
  • Humans
  • Ligands
  • Mice
  • Mutation
  • Phenotype
  • Rats
  • Regeneration
  • Swine
  • Tooth / embryology*
  • Tooth / growth & development
  • Wnt Signaling Pathway*

Substances

  • Ligands

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [81570965].