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ArticleJournal of dental sciences2024

Inducing cyclooxygenase-2 expression, prostaglandin E

Mei-Chi Chang, Ju-Hui Wu, Shyuan-Yow Chen, Yung-Ting Hsu, Sin-Yuet Yeung, Yu-Hwa Pan, Jiiang-Huei Jeng

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Article in Journal of dental sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Mei-Chi ChangBiomedical Science Team, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Ju-Hui WuDepartment of Oral Hygiene, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Shyuan-Yow ChenDepartment of Dentistry, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yung-Ting HsuDepartment of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Sin-Yuet YeungDepartment of Dentistry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yu-Hwa PanDepartment of Dentistry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Jiiang-Huei JengDepartment of Dentistry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWKaohsiung Medical University · TWCathay General Hospital · TWChang Gung University of Science and Technology · TWUniversity of Washington · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background/purpose: Bacterial infection was the major etiology for pulpal/root canal infection. This study aimed to investigate the activation of toll-like receptor-3 (TLR) on cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression and prostaglandin E Materials and methods: HDPCs were exposed to different concentrations of Poly (I:C) (a TLR3 activator). Cell viability was determined by 3- (4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5- diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity was evaluated by ALP staining. Activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and p38 by Poly (I:C) was determined by immunofluorescent staining. The COX-2 protein expression was analyzed by Western blot. PGE Results: Poly (I:C) showed little effect on ALP activity, but decreased viability of HDPCs. It stimulated COX-2 mRNA and protein expression. Poly (I:C) induced PGE Conclusion: TLR3 activation is involved in the infection and inflammatory responses of pulp tissues, via MEK/ERK, and p38 signaling to mediate COX-2 expression as well as PGE

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CyclooxygenaseDental pulpInfection/inflammationProstaglandinSignal transductionToll-like receptor 3

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PMID38618082
PMCPMC11010691
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