Research Article

Resistin Is Increased in Periodontal Cells and Tissues: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies

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(a) Effect of resistin (100 ng/mL) on ALP activity in PDL fibroblasts after 1 day. ALP activity was significantly reduced in the presence of resistin (). (b) Effect of resistin (30, 100, and 300 ng/mL) on BMP2 mRNA expression in PDL fibroblasts after 1 day (). Effect of resistin (100 ng/mL) on hard tissue markers (BMP2, RUNX2, and OCN), matrix markers (POSTN and COL I), and growth factors (TGF-β and VEGF) involved in bone metabolism () at 1 day (c) and 3 days (d). Results are expressed as the . All these molecular markers were downregulated in PDL fibroblasts after 1 and 3 days of incubation with resistin. Significant difference ().
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