title: Functional expression of alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in human periodontal ligament fibroblasts and rat periodontal tissues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China. wxjing@fmmu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Xiao-Jing
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ying-Feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Qing-Yu
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Morito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsuruoka
authors.forename: Kazumasa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: Sheng-Xi
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yakushiji
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D053583:Interleukin-1beta / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009538:Nicotine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D010513:Periodontal Ligament / Q000166:cytology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D064569:alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
chemical_list: C579167:Chrna7 protein, human; C579165:Chrna7 protein, rat; D053583:Interleukin-1beta; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic; D064569:alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor; D009538:Nicotine