Journal: International Dental Journal

Article Title: MZB1 Drives Periodontitis via ER Stress-Mediated Inflammation and Osteogenic Differentiation

doi: 10.1016/j.identj.2026.109452

Figure Lengend Snippet: Knockdown of MZB1 restores osteogenic differentiation capacity of PDLSCs under inflammatory conditions (A) Microscopic images of alizarin red S staining showing calcium nodule formation after osteogenic induction of PDLSCs under different conditions. (B) Quantification of alizarin red S staining by absorbance at 560 nm (N = 3). (C) Quantitative analysis of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity following osteogenic induction of PDLSCs (N = 3). (D) Western blot images of osteogenic differentiation-related proteins (RUNX2, BMP2, α-SMA, and Collagen I) in PDLSCs. (E) Quantification of Western blot bands normalised to β-Actin, representing relative expression levels of osteogenic markers (N = 3).

Article Snippet: After determining protein concentrations, ALP activity was measured using an ALP activity assay kit (Nanjing Jiancheng Bioengineering Institute, China).

Techniques: Knockdown, Staining, Activity Assay, Western Blot, Expressing