Research Article

Effects of the Highly COX-2-Selective Analgesic NSAID Etoricoxib on Human Periodontal Ligament Fibroblasts during Compressive Orthodontic Mechanical Strain

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Relative expression of alkaline phosphatase (a, b) (bone formation), as well as of VEGF-A (c) (angiogenesis) and P4HA1, COL1A2, and FN1 (d), (e), and (f), respectively (extracellular matrix remodeling), except for ELISA as normalized x-fold induction relative to 0 μM etoricoxib without mechanical strain. Abbreviations: see manuscript text. , , and . AU: arbitrary units. Bars show mean and standard deviation. ELISA: , ; RT-qPCR: , ; ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; RT-qPCR: real-time reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction.
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