Effects of baicalin on the proliferation and expression of OPG and RANKL in human cementoblast-lineage cells

• Main Authors: Ryo Kunimatsu (Author), Aya Kimura (Author), Shuzo Sakata (Author), Yuji Tsuka (Author), Yuki Yoshimi (Author), Takaharu Abe (Author), Isamu Kado (Author), Yuka Yashima (Author), Jin Izumino (Author), Ayaka Nakatani (Author), Masae Kitagawa (Author), Mutsumi Miyauchi (Author), Takashi Takata (Author), Kotaro Tanimoto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose: Baicalin, a natural bioactive flavonoid extracted from Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, mediates bone metabolism, and recent studies have revealed that it has cell signaling properties. However, its biological functions in cementoblasts still remain unclear. This study therefore a...