Shih-Yu Lee , Shang-Wen Chiu , I-Hsun Li , Wei-Cheng Tsai , Chung-Hsing Li
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This study investigated the cytotoxicity and molecular mechanisms of MDMA in DPSCs.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>Cell viability, apoptosis, autophagy, immunophenotype, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and the related signaling pathways were analyzed using a cell counting kit, Western blot, flow cytometry, and 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA) dye after treating DPSCs with indicated concentrations of MDMA.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>MDMA significantly decreased cell viability and increased cleaved poly adenosine diphosphate-ribose polymerase (PARP), cleaved caspase-8, cleaved caspase-3, and Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax), while reducing B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2). Annexin V and 7-aminoactinomycin D (7-AAD) flow cytometry showed that these cells underwent early apoptosis without altering MSCs’ immunophenotypic properties. MDMA also induced ROS accumulation and nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich–containing family, pyrin domain–containing-3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation. Autophagy activation was observed with adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation, protein kinase B (AKT) inactivation, and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) suppression. Autophagy inhibitor chloroquine (CQ) attenuated MDMA-induced cell death, suggesting that excessive autophagy contributes to cell damage.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>MDMA induces ROS-mediated autophagic cell death and thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP)/NLRP3 inflammasome activation, causing detrimental cell damage. The historical roots of drug addiction should be considered when modifying dental approaches for patients with a history of MDMA use, as well as in the screening of DPSCs donors and patients undergoing stem cell therapy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15583,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dental Sciences","volume":"20 3","pages":"Pages 1782-1791"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine induces reactive oxygen species-mediated autophagy and thioredoxin-interactive protein/nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich containing family, pyrin domain-containing-3 inflammasome activation in dental pulp stem cells\",\"authors\":\"Shih-Yu Lee , Shang-Wen Chiu , I-Hsun Li , Wei-Cheng Tsai , Chung-Hsing Li\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.jds.2025.04.025\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><h3>Background/purpose</h3><div>3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is a synthetic substituted amphetamine. Research primarily focuses on its neurotoxicity and psychological effects, while studies examining its impact on mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) are relatively limited. This study investigated the cytotoxicity and molecular mechanisms of MDMA in DPSCs.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>Cell viability, apoptosis, autophagy, immunophenotype, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and the related signaling pathways were analyzed using a cell counting kit, Western blot, flow cytometry, and 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA) dye after treating DPSCs with indicated concentrations of MDMA.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>MDMA significantly decreased cell viability and increased cleaved poly adenosine diphosphate-ribose polymerase (PARP), cleaved caspase-8, cleaved caspase-3, and Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax), while reducing B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2). Annexin V and 7-aminoactinomycin D (7-AAD) flow cytometry showed that these cells underwent early apoptosis without altering MSCs’ immunophenotypic properties. MDMA also induced ROS accumulation and nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich–containing family, pyrin domain–containing-3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation. Autophagy activation was observed with adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation, protein kinase B (AKT) inactivation, and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) suppression. Autophagy inhibitor chloroquine (CQ) attenuated MDMA-induced cell death, suggesting that excessive autophagy contributes to cell damage.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>MDMA induces ROS-mediated autophagic cell death and thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP)/NLRP3 inflammasome activation, causing detrimental cell damage. 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3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is a synthetic substituted amphetamine. Research primarily focuses on its neurotoxicity and psychological effects, while studies examining its impact on mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) are relatively limited. This study investigated the cytotoxicity and molecular mechanisms of MDMA in DPSCs.
Materials and methods
Cell viability, apoptosis, autophagy, immunophenotype, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and the related signaling pathways were analyzed using a cell counting kit, Western blot, flow cytometry, and 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA) dye after treating DPSCs with indicated concentrations of MDMA.
Results
MDMA significantly decreased cell viability and increased cleaved poly adenosine diphosphate-ribose polymerase (PARP), cleaved caspase-8, cleaved caspase-3, and Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax), while reducing B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2). Annexin V and 7-aminoactinomycin D (7-AAD) flow cytometry showed that these cells underwent early apoptosis without altering MSCs’ immunophenotypic properties. MDMA also induced ROS accumulation and nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich–containing family, pyrin domain–containing-3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation. Autophagy activation was observed with adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation, protein kinase B (AKT) inactivation, and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) suppression. Autophagy inhibitor chloroquine (CQ) attenuated MDMA-induced cell death, suggesting that excessive autophagy contributes to cell damage.
Conclusion
MDMA induces ROS-mediated autophagic cell death and thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP)/NLRP3 inflammasome activation, causing detrimental cell damage. The historical roots of drug addiction should be considered when modifying dental approaches for patients with a history of MDMA use, as well as in the screening of DPSCs donors and patients undergoing stem cell therapy.
期刊介绍:
he Journal of Dental Sciences (JDS), published quarterly, is the official and open access publication of the Association for Dental Sciences of the Republic of China (ADS-ROC). The precedent journal of the JDS is the Chinese Dental Journal (CDJ) which had already been covered by MEDLINE in 1988. As the CDJ continued to prove its importance in the region, the ADS-ROC decided to move to the international community by publishing an English journal. Hence, the birth of the JDS in 2006. The JDS is indexed in the SCI Expanded since 2008. It is also indexed in Scopus, and EMCare, ScienceDirect, SIIC Data Bases.
The topics covered by the JDS include all fields of basic and clinical dentistry. Some manuscripts focusing on the study of certain endemic diseases such as dental caries and periodontal diseases in particular regions of any country as well as oral pre-cancers, oral cancers, and oral submucous fibrosis related to betel nut chewing habit are also considered for publication. Besides, the JDS also publishes articles about the efficacy of a new treatment modality on oral verrucous hyperplasia or early oral squamous cell carcinoma.