Autophagy Regulates Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells Induced by Orthodontic Tension

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Changes in osteogenic and autophagy levels under mechanical stretch. (a) Cell proliferation activity detected using the CCK-8 kit. (b–f) LC3-, ATG7-, ALP-, RUNX2-, and OPN-relative mRNA expression levels assessed by real-time PCR at 0, 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 h. . OD: optical density; PCR: polymerase chain reaction.

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