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ArticleProgress in orthodontics2025

Integrative multi-omics and causal inference reveal periodontal ligament cell-macrophage crosstalk under orthodontic force.

Yang Jiang, Jing Zhou, Yan Huang, Yuming Bai, Xiaobo Chen, Liping Huang

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Yang JiangDepartment of Orthodontics, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Stomotalogical Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Stomatological Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen, China.
Jing ZhouDepartment of Orthodontics, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Stomotalogical Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Stomatological Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen, China.
Yan HuangDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Stomotalogical Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Stomatological Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen, China.
Yuming BaiDepartment of Orthodontics, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Stomotalogical Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Stomatological Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen, China.
Xiaobo ChenDepartment of Orthodontics, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Stomotalogical Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Stomatological Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen, China.
Liping HuangDepartment of Orthodontics, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Stomotalogical Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Stomatological Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen, China. berryh_13@163.com.

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Fujian Provincial Health Technology Project 2022QNB026Joint Funds for the Innovation of Science and Technology, Fujian Province 2024Y9671Natural Science Foundation of Xiamen, China 3502Z20227130the foundation of Stomatological Hospital of Xiamen Medical College RCYJ003
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Abstract

backgroundOrthodontic tooth movement requires synchronized mechanoadaptive and osteoimmune interactions, yet molecular pathways linking mechanical forces to immune-mediated bone remodeling remain incompletely characterized. This study aimed to elucidate molecular drivers and dissect cell crosstalk under orthodontic force, with a focus on their immunoregulatory consequences.

methodsThis study combined in vitro compressive loading of human periodontal ligament (PDL) cells with transcriptomic/proteomic profiling, and in vivo single-cell RNA sequencing of alveolar bone macrophages from murine orthodontic models. Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis leveraged genetic instruments from transcriptome-wide (n = 31,684), proteome-wide (n = 35,559), and immune trait genome-wide association studies (n = 3,757). The two-phase framework first identified mechanoresponsive molecular signatures across omics layers, then established causal links to immune cell dynamics through MR.

resultsTranscriptomic and proteomic analyses of PDL cells under compressive force revealed LBH upregulation and TGF-β pathway activation and collagen disassembly, evidenced by COL1A1/COL2A1 downregulation. Single-cell RNA sequencing identified Cd40

conclusionsOrthodontic forces induce transcriptional reprogramming and proteomic remodeling in PDL cells, which drive CD40 signaling in monocytes through mechano-immunological coupling. These adaptations activate Cd40

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Cell CommunicationMacrophagesPeriodontal LigamentTooth Movement TechniquesAnimalsBone RemodelingGene Expression ProfilingGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMiceMultiomicsProteomicsTranscriptomeBioinformaticsGenomicsOrthodontic tooth movementProteomicsSingle cell transcriptome analysisTranscriptomics

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PMID41114911
PMCPMC12537635

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