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Nephronectin Stimulates the Differentiation of MDPC-23 Cells into an Odontoblast-like Phenotype.
Journal of endodontics - 1 Feb 2017
Tang Jia, Saito Takashi
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INTRODUCTION: The present study investigated the in vitro effects of nephronectin (Npnt) on the proliferation, differentiation, and mineralization of a rat odontoblast-like cell line (MDPC-23 cells). METHODS: MDPC-23 cells were cultured on Npnt-coated polystyrene or in the presence of soluble Npnt. Cell proliferation was analyzed using a Cell Counting Kit-8 kit (Dojindo, Kumamoto, Japan). Alkaline phosphatase...
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