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Metformin Inhibits <i>Porphyromonas</i><i>gingivalis</i> Lipopolysaccharide‐Influenced Inflammatory Response in Human Gingival Fibroblasts via Regulating Activating Transcription Factor‐3 Expression

Wenyan Kang, Ting Wang, Zhekai Hu, Feng Liu, Yundong Sun, Shaohua Ge

Journal of Periodontology · 2017 · 34 citations · 38 references

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The present study confirms that metformin suppresses LPS-enhanced IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α production in HGFs via increasing ATF3 expression.

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