The Protective Effect of Indole-3-Acetic Acid (IAA) on H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-Damaged Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells Is Mediated by the AKT Pathway and Involves Increased Expression of the Transcription Factor Nuclear Factor-Erythroid 2-Related Factor 2 (Nrf2) and Its Downstream Target Heme Oxygenase 1 (HO-1)

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Figure 2: The Protective Effect of Indole-3-Acetic Acid (IAA) on H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-Damaged Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells Is Mediated by the AKT Pathway and Involves Increased Expression of the Transcription Factor Nuclear Factor-Erythroid 2-Related Factor 2 (Nrf2) and Its Downstream Target Heme Oxygenase 1 (HO-1) 

Figure 2 | The Protective Effect of Indole-3-Acetic Acid (IAA) on H2O2-Damaged Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells Is Mediated by the AKT Pathway and Involves Increased Expression of the Transcription Factor Nuclear Factor-Erythroid 2-Related Factor 2 (Nrf2) and Its Downstream Target Heme Oxygenase 1 (HO-1) 