JNK MAPK is involved in BMP-2-induced odontoblastic differentiation of human dental pulp cells

Bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) is a multi-functional growth factor belonging to the transforming growth factor β superfamily that has a broad range of activities that affect many different cell types. BMP-2 induces odontoblastic differentiation of human dental pulp cells (DPCs), but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the potential role of the JNK mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) pathway in...