Novel biological activity of ameloblastin in enamel matrix derivative

• Main Authors: Sachiko KURAMITSU-FUJIMOTO (Author), Wataru ARIYOSHI (Author), Noriko SAITO (Author), Toshinori OKINAGA (Author), Masaharu KAMO (Author), Akira ISHISAKI (Author), Takashi TAKATA (Author), Kazunori YAMAGUCHI (Author), Tatsuji NISHIHARA (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Objective Enamel matrix derivative (EMD) is used clinically to promote periodontal tissue regeneration. However, the effects of EMD on gingival epithelial cells during regeneration of periodontal tissues are unclear. In this in vitro study, we purified ameloblastin from EMD and investigated its biol...