Magnesium promotes the viability and induces differentiation of neural stem cells both in vitro and in vivo.

Objective: Neural stem cells (NSCs) are multipotent stem cells that generating various neural cells, including neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. This showed that NSCs is an ideal candidate in the application of neural disease treatment. In the current study, we established a simple and efficient method to promote the viability and induce the differentiation of NSCs by stimulating with magnesium.

[Influence of smoking on apoptosis in human gingival epithelium].

Purpose: Cigarette smoking was a major risk factor for oral hygiene and periodontal status. The study was to investigate the relationship between different exposure to cigarette smoke and apoptosis in stratum spinosum and stratum basale cells of human gingival epithelium.

Methods: 47 smoking patients with crown lengthening surgery or extraction of the impacted teeth were enrolled.