Research Article

Gold Nanoparticles Promote Proliferation of Human Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells and Have Limited Effects on Cells Differentiation

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The effect of AuNPs on the expression of osteogenic genes. A real-time PCR analysis of the osteogenic marker gene expression in hPDLSCs treated with 60 nm AuNPs for four days. The relative expression levels of target genes normalized to β-actin. Data represent mean SD of the triplicate experiments.