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Smad2 overexpression induces alveolar bone loss and up regulates TNF-α, and RANKL.
Archives of oral biology - 1 Nov 2016
Alotaibi Mazen K, Kitase Yukiko, Shuler Charles F
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the current study was to investigate whether Smad2 overexpression in JE cells induced alveolar bone loss, and to understand the mechanisms regulating the bone loss. METHODS: A mouse line was created that used a cytokeratin 14 (K14) promoter to overexpress Smad2 in the epithelium of the transgenic mice (K14-Smad2). Micro CT radiographs (μCT) were used to assess bone loss, bone volume, and...
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