Therapeutic Potential of Synthetic Human β-Defensin 1 Short Motif Pep-B on Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells

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The effects of Pep-B on cell proliferation and chemotaxis of hDPSCs. Cells were treated with a series of concentrations of Pep-B (1.25, 2.5, 5, and 10 μg/ml). (a) Proliferation was determined by the CCK-8 assay for 1, 3, and 5 days. (b) The migratory cells from different groups were stained by crystal violet for 24 and 48 h. (c) Statistical analysis of the average migratory cell numbers per field from different groups. , , represents comparison with the control group. Scale bars: 200 μm.

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