Research Article

Novel Calcium Phosphate Cement with Metformin-Loaded Chitosan for Odontogenic Differentiation of Human Dental Pulp Cells

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DPC odontogenic differentiation on CPC control, CPC + CN control, and CPC + CN + 50Met. The mRNA expression levels of DSPP, DMP-1, Runx2, and OCN were determined using qRT-PCR. The mRNA expression levels of DSPP, DMP-1, Runx2, and OCN significantly increased in the CPC + CN + 50Met compared with the CPC control and CPC + CN control (). GAPDH was used as an internal control. Data represent mean ± SD of three independent experiments with triplicates.