Research Article
Ascorbic Acid, Inflammatory Cytokines (IL-1β/TNF-α/IFN-γ), or Their Combination’s Effect on Stemness, Proliferation, and Differentiation of Gingival Mesenchymal Stem/Progenitor Cells
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mRNA pluripotency genes expression (Nanog, Oct4A, Sox2) in G-MSCs challenged by ascorbic acid and inflammation at 24, 72, and 120 hours (box and whisker plots with medians/quartiles). Significant differences denoted with asterisks (, , ; Wilcoxon-signed-rank-test). Abbreviations: Sox2: sex-determining region Y-box 2; Oct4A: octamer-binding-transcription-factor 4A; NS: nonsignificant.