Nicotine Affects Bone Resorption and Suppresses the Expression of Cathepsin K, MMP-9 and Vacuolar-Type H⁺-ATPase d2 and Actin Organization in Osteoclasts

• Hideki Tanaka,

  Affiliation Department of Oral Health Sciences, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan

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• Natsuko Tanabe ,

  * E-mail: tanabe.natsuko@nihon-u.ac.jp

  Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan, Division of Functional Morphology, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan

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• Takayuki Kawato,

  Affiliations Department of Oral Health Sciences, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan, Division of Functional Morphology, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan

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• Kumiko Nakai,

  Affiliation Nihon University Graduate School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan

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• Taro Kariya,

  Affiliation Nihon University Graduate School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan

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• Sakurako Matsumoto,

  Affiliation Nihon University Graduate School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan

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• Ning Zhao,

  Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China

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• Masafumi Motohashi,

  Affiliations Department of Oral Health Sciences, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan, Division of Functional Morphology, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan

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• Masao Maeno

  Affiliations Department of Oral Health Sciences, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan, Division of Functional Morphology, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan

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