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ArticleOpen medicine (Warsaw, Poland)2025

Inhibition of ATG7 promotes orthodontic tooth movement by regulating the RANKL/OPG ratio under compression force.

Zhenjin Yang, Mingzhu Chen, Xianmin Liao, Liya Ma, Cun Liang, Yanjie Li, Jiangtian Hu

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Article in Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Mechanical control in dental and jaw morphogenesis and remodeling.International journal of oral science · 2026
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Zhenjin YangDepartment of Orthodontics, Kunming Medical University Affiliated Stomatological Hospital, Kunming, Yunnan, 650106, China.
Mingzhu ChenDepartment of Orthodontics, Kunming Medical University Affiliated Stomatological Hospital, Kunming, Yunnan, 650106, China.
Xianmin LiaoStomatology Center, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, China.
Liya MaDepartment of Orthodontics, Kunming Medical University Affiliated Stomatological Hospital, Kunming, Yunnan, 650106, China.
Cun LiangDepartment of Orthodontics, Kunming Medical University Affiliated Stomatological Hospital, Kunming, Yunnan, 650106, China.
Yanjie LiDepartment of Orthodontics, Kunming Medical University Affiliated Stomatological Hospital, Kunming, Yunnan, 650106, China.
Jiangtian HuDepartment of Orthodontics, Kunming Medical University Affiliated Stomatological Hospital, Building C, Hecheng International, No. 1088 Middle Haiyuan Road, Kunming, Yunnan, 650106, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2747-2509

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Abstract

Objective: Autophagy serves as a protective mechanism in response to mechanical stress during OTM. However, the role of ATG7, a key regulatory gene in autophagy, in modulating periodontium remodeling during OTM remains unclear. This study aims to investigate the potential modulation of periodontium remodeling by ATG7 under compression force. Materials and Methods: HPDLSCs and a rat OTM model were used as Results: Compression force activates autophagy and increases the RANKL/OPG ratio. ATG7 knockdown significantly suppresses autophagy in hPDLSCs, while the RANKL/OPG ratio is markedly elevated. Under compression stress, hPDLSCs-siATG7 markedly enhanced RANKL/OPG expression. In the rat OTM model, autophagy was significantly activated in the periodontium on the compression side. Compared to wild-type SD rats, ATG7 Conclusions: Under compression force, inhibition of ATG7 expression significantly increases the RANKL/OPG ratio both

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ATG7autophagyhPDLSCsorthodontic tooth movementRANKL/OPG

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