Fig. 3From: Oridonin alleviates the inhibitory effect of lipopolysaccharide on the proliferation and osteogenic potential of periodontal ligament stem cells by inhibiting endoplasmic reticulum stress and NF-κB/NLRP3 inflammasome signalingOridonin alleviated the inhibitory effect of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on the proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of hPDLSCs. A MTT to detect the proliferation rate of hPDLSCs cells in each group; B-D, ALP staining (B/D) and alizarin red staining (C/E) to assess ALP concentration and calcium nodule formation in hPDLSCs cells, respectively; F–H, qRT-PCR to detect the expression level of osteogenesis-related genes Runx2 (F), OPN (G) and Col-1 (H) in hPDLSCs cells in each group, **P < 0.01 versus CTRL group, #P < 0.05 and ##P < 0.01 versus LPS groupBack to article page