Role of autophagy in the periodontal ligament reconstruction during orthodontic tooth movement in rats

Background/purpose: Autophagy, a lysosome-based degradation pathway that is reportedly activated by mechanical stress and nutrient deprivation, plays an important role in various physiological and pathological events. The present study investigated the level of autophagy and tumor necrosis factor-α(...

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Main Authors: Jie Xu, Xian Zhao, Jin Zeng, Jing-Hong Yu, Simon Guan, Xiao-Mei Xu, Li Mei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Dental Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790220300258