| Title |
Characterization of the Autocrine/Paracrine Function of Vitamin D in Human Gingival Fibroblasts and Periodontal Ligament Cells
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, June 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0039878 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kaining Liu, Huanxin Meng, Jianxia Hou |
| Abstract |
We previously demonstrated that 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3), the precursor of 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3), is abundant around periodontal soft tissues. Here we investigate whether 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3) is converted to 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) in periodontal soft tissue cells and explore the possibility of an autocrine/paracrine function of 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) in periodontal soft tissue cells. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 30 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 7% |
| Unknown | 28 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 5 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 10% |
| Other | 5 | 17% |
| Unknown | 6 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 47% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 17% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 10% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 5 | 17% |