Azithromycin Promotes the Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells after Stimulation with TNF-α

• Main Authors: Tingting Meng (Author), Ying Zhou (Author), Jingkun Li (Author), Meilin Hu (Author), Xiaomeng Li (Author), Pingting Wang (Author), Zhi Jia (Author), Liyu Li (Author), Dayong Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Objective. This study investigated the effects and underlying mechanisms of azithromycin (AZM) treatment on the osteogenic differentiation of human periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) after their stimulation with TNF-α in vitro. Methods. PDLSCs were isolated from periodontal liga...