Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine TNF-α Attenuates BMP9-Induced Osteo/ Odontoblastic Differentiation of the Stem Cells of Dental Apical Papilla (SCAPs)

Background/Aims: Periapical periodontitis is a common oral disease caused by bacterial invasion of the tooth pulp, which usually leads to local release of pro-inflammatory cytokines and osteolytic lesion. This study is intended to examine the effect of TNF-α on BMP9-induced osteogenic differentiatio...

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Main Authors: Feilong Wang, Ying Jiang, Xia Huang, Qiao Liu, Yan Zhang, Wenping Luo, Fugui Zhang, Pengfei Zhou, Juhong Lin, Hongmei Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co KG 2017-03-01
Series:Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/471865