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SUBMITTER: Ng TK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5379007 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ng Tsz Kin TK Huang Li L Cao Di D Yip Yolanda Wong-Ying YW Tsang Wai Ming WM Yam Gary Hin-Fai GH Pang Chi Pui CP Cheung Herman S HS
Scientific reports 20150116
Cigarette smoking contributes to the development of destructive periodontal diseases and delays its healing process. Our previous study demonstrated that nicotine, a major constituent in the cigarette smoke, inhibits the regenerative potentials of human periodontal ligament-derived stem cells (PDLSC) through microRNA (miRNA) regulation. In this study, we hypothesized that the delayed healing in cigarette smokers is caused by the afflicted regenerative potential of smoker PDLSC. We cultured PDLSC ...[more]