Research Article

Metformin-Induced MicroRNA-34a-3p Downregulation Alleviates Senescence in Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells by Targeting CAB39 through the AMPK/mTOR Signaling Pathway

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CAB39 alleviates miR-34a-3p-induced senescence in DPSCs through the AMPK/mTOR signaling pathway. Aging DPSCs were pretransfected with miR-34a-3p mimics or miR-NC for 5 h, prior to transfection with Lenti-CAB39 or vehicle control for 48 h. (a) Representative images of SA-β-gal staining and (b) quantitative analysis of SA-β-gal-positive cells (scale bar: 20 μm). (c) Representative blots and (d) quantitative analysis of the expression levels of p53, p21, and p16. (e) Representative blots of the expression levels of p-AMPK, AMPK, p-mTOR, and mTOR. (f) Quantitative analysis of p-AMPK/AMPK and p-mTOR/mTOR ratios. Data are expressed as (). NS: not significantly different. , with comparisons indicated by lines.
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