Decreased Expression of Semaphorin3A/Neuropilin-1 Signaling Axis in Apical Periodontitis

Apical periodontitis (AP) is a chronic infection of endodontic origin accompanied with bone destruction around the apical region. Semaphorin3A (Sema3A) and neuropilin-1 (Nrp1) are regarded as a pair of immune regulators in bone metabolism. In this study, we firstly investigated the expression patter...

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Main Authors: Ying Lin, Quan Xing, Wei Qin, Mary Anne Sampaio de Melo, Rui Zou, Meng Xu, Xiaolei Zhang, Hockin H. K. Xu, Zhengmei Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8724503