Matricellular proteins are responsible for regulating the microenvironment, the behaviors of
surrounding cells, and the homeostasis of tissues. Periostin (POSTN), a non-structural …

Periodontitis is one of the most common oral diseases resulting in gingival inflammation and
tooth loss. Growing evidence indicates that it results from dysbiosis of the oral microbiome …

Periodontitis is a common disease that causes periodontium defects and tooth loss.
Controlling inflammation and tissue regeneration are two key strategies in the treatment of …

Accumulating evidence shows that periostin, a matricellular protein, is involved in many
fundamental biological processes such as cell proliferation, cell invasion, and angiogenesis …

Objectives Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)‐mediated periodontal tissue regeneration is
considered to be a promising method for periodontitis treatment. The molecular mechanism …

Periostin, identified as a matricellular protein and an ECM protein, plays a central role in non-
neoplastic diseases. Periostin and its variants have been considered to be normally …

Poly‐lactic‐co‐glycolic acid (PLGA) is one of the most widely used synthetic polymers for
development of delivery systems for drugs and therapeutic biomolecules and as component …

The function of microRNAs (miRNAs) during fibrosis and the downstream regulation of gene
expression by these miRNAs have become of great biological interest. miR-155 is …

The advancement of molecular mediators or biologic agents has increased tremendously
during the last decade in periodontology and dental implantology. Implant site development …

Inflammasomes serve as an intracellular machinery to initiate inflammatory response to
various danger signals. However, the chronic periodontitis pathological relevance of this …