Expression analysis of a-smooth muscle actin and tenascin-C in the periodontal ligament under orthod

• 作 者: Hui Xu Ding Bai L-Bruno Ruest
• 机 构: StateKeyLaboratoryofOralDiseases,DepartmentofBiomedicalSciences
• 出 处: 国际口腔科学杂志：英文版
• 发表日期: 2015年4期
• 关键词: 肌动蛋白 平滑肌 正畸 表达分析 体外培养 加载 韧带 成纤维细胞 α-smooth muscle actin mechanical load myofib
• 基金项目: funded by National Nature Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos 30970705, 11172190, 81371171, and 81371172)

α-smooth muscle actin(α-SMA) and tenascin-C are stress-induced phenotypic features of myofibroblasts. The expression levels of these two proteins closely correlate with the extracellular mechanical microenvironment. We investigated how the expression of α