Nicotine Deteriorates the Osteogenic Differentiation of Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells through α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Regulating wnt Pathway

• Zhifei Zhou ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zhifei Zhou, Bei Li

  Affiliations Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China, Research and Development Center for Tissue Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

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• Bei Li ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zhifei Zhou, Bei Li

  Affiliations Research and Development Center for Tissue Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China, Department of Oral Histology and Pathology, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

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• Zhiwei Dong,

  Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area Command, Shenyang, Liaoning, China

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• Fen Liu,

  Affiliations Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China, Department of Oral Medicine, Maternal and Child Care Hospital, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

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• Yu Zhang,

  Affiliations Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China, Research and Development Center for Tissue Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

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• Yang Yu,

  Affiliation Research and Development Center for Tissue Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

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• Fengqing Shang,

  Affiliations Research and Development Center for Tissue Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China, Department of Orthodontic, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

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• Lizheng Wu,

  Affiliation Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

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• Xiaojing Wang ,

  * E-mail: yanjin@fmmu.edu.cn (YJ); wxjingpd@hotmail.com (XW)

  Affiliation Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

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• Yan Jin

  * E-mail: yanjin@fmmu.edu.cn (YJ); wxjingpd@hotmail.com (XW)

  Affiliations Research and Development Center for Tissue Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China, Department of Oral Histology and Pathology, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

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