Increased autophagy is required to protect periodontal ligament stem cells from apoptosis in inflammatory microenvironment.

CONCLUSION: The results indicate that the modulation of autophagy in P-PDLSCs may provide a novel therapeutic strategy to improve periodontal therapy. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. PMID: 26990245 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Clinical Periodontology)
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