Article
Rho plays a key role in TGF-β1-induced proliferation and cytoskeleton rearrangement of human periodontal ligament cells.
Archives of oral biology - 1 Feb 2014
Wang Li, Wang Tingle, Song Meng, Pan Jinsong
Abstract excerpt
Human periodontal ligament cells (hPDLCs) form specialised connective tissues that influence the lifespan of the tooth. Periodontal disease is a chronic infectious disease of the periodontal supporting tissues caused by a variety of factors, particularly the loss of hPDLCs. Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) is a multifunctional cytokine known to play an important role in periodontal disease, but little is...
Topics
- Blotting, Western
- Cell Proliferation
- Cells, Cultured
- Cytoskeleton
- Humans
- Periodontal Ligament
- Phenotype
- Signal Transduction
- Transforming Growth Factor beta1
- rhoA GTP-Binding Protein
