MEST Regulates the Stemness of Human Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells

• Main Authors: Daigaku Hasegawa (Author), Kana Hasegawa (Author), Hiroshi Kaneko (Author), Shinichiro Yoshida (Author), Hiromi Mitarai (Author), Mai Arima (Author), Atsushi Tomokiyo (Author), Sayuri Hamano (Author), Hideki Sugii (Author), Naohisa Wada (Author), Tamotsu Kiyoshima (Author), Hidefumi Maeda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Periodontal ligament (PDL) stem cells (PDLSCs) have been reported as a useful cell source for periodontal tissue regeneration. However, one of the issues is the difficulty of obtaining a sufficient number of PDLSCs for clinical application because very few PDLSCs can be isolated from PDL tissue of d...