Table 2.

Comparative expression of differentiation markers in dental pulp stem cells and hPCy-MSCs.

	Osteogenic	Adipogenic	Neurogenic	References
DPSCs	OSC, ON, OPN, BSP, DSPP, RUNX-2, DMP-1	PPARγ, LPL	GFAP, β-III tubulin, NF-H, NF-M, Nestin, MAP2, NSE, MSX-1, Pitx3, Foxa2, Nurr1, EN1, TH, DAT	Gronthos et al., 2002; Marrelli et al., 2015b; Tatullo et al., 2015a
hPCy-MSCs	OSC, ON, OPN, BSP, DSPP, RUNX-2, DMP-1	GLUT4, LPL, ADIPOQ, PPARγ	GFAP, β-III tubulin, NF-H, NF-M, Nestin, MAP2, NSE, MSX-1, Pitx3, Foxa2, Nurr1, EN1, TH, DAT	Marrelli et al., 2013, 2015b; Tatullo et al., 2015a

OSC, Osteocalcin; ON, osteonectin; OPN, osteopontin; BSP, bone sialoprotein; DSPP, dentin sialophosphoprotein; RUNX-2, runt-related transcription factor 2; DMP-1, dentin matrix protein 1; GLUT4, glucose transporter type 4; LPL, lipoprotein lipase; ADIPOQ, adiponectin; PPARγ, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma; LPL, lipoprotein lipase; NF-H, neurofilaments heavy; NF-M, neurofilaments medium; NSE, neuronspecific enolase; MSX1, Msh homeobox 1; MAP2, microtubule associated protein 2; GFAP, glial fibrillary acidic protein; PITX3, pituitary homeobox 3; NURR1, nuclear receptor related 1 protein; Foxa2, forkhead Box A2; EN1, engrailed homeobox 1; TH, tyrosine hydroxylase; DAT, dopamine transporter.