Therapeutic Potential of Synthetic Human β-Defensin 1 Short Motif Pep-B on Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells

Figure 6

Effects of Pep-B on the osteoblast differentiation in hDPSCs. Cells were treated with LPS (1 μg/ml) in the presence or absence of Pep-B (2.5, 5 μg/ml) in osteo-/odontoblast induced medium. (a) ALP staining and (c) ALP activity at 7 and 14 days. (b) ARS staining and (d) mineralization nodules quantification at 14 days. , ##, represents comparison with the control group, # represents comparison with the LPS group.

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