CORRECTION article
Front. Oral Health
Sec. Oral Infections and Microbes
Volume 6 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/froh.2025.1687229
Correction: Blockade of connexin43-containing hemichannel attenuates the LPS-induced inflammatory response in human dental pulp cells by inhibiting the extracellular flux of ATP and HMGB1
Provisionally accepted
- 1School of Stomatology, Southwest Medical University, Lu Zhou, China
- 2Luzhou Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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There was a mistake in figure [1] as published. [1. Panel 1A inadvertently displayed an incorrect tooth specimen due to a clerical error during image compilation. We have replaced it with the validated sample, consistent with original experimental records. 2. Panel 1D was misclassified as a distinct diagnostic category, duplicating the irreversible pulpitis cohort shown in Panels 1E and 1F. This panel must be deleted to resolve grouping redundancy]. The corrected figure [1] appears below. Figure/table caption There was a mistake in the caption of figure [1] as published. [The published caption incorrectly described Panel 1A due to inadvertent specimen misidentification and erroneously included Panel 1D as a distinct diagnostic category, duplicating the irreversible pulpitis cohort. These inaccuracies necessitated panel replacement (1A), deletion (1D), re-sequencing of subsequent panels, and comprehensive legend revision]. The corrected caption of figure [1] appears below. "[Figure 1. The expression profile of Cx43 in human third molars (n=3/group). Cx43 (red arrow) immunofluorescence staining and quantitative analysis in infected teeth and healthy controls. Blue arrows: inflammatory cells; a/od: odontoblast layer; b: cell-rich zone; c: pulp proper; d: dentin; P: dental pulp; (A) Healthy teeth; (B) Superficial/Intermediate caries; (C) Deep caries; (D, E) Irreversible pulpitis; scale bar: 20 µm; (F) Quantitative fluorescence analysis of Cx43 in various groups of dental pulp. **P < 0.01, ****P < 0.0001.]" The original version of this article has been updated. Reminder: Figures, tables, and images will be published under a Creative Commons CC-BY license and permission must be obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including re-published/adapted/modified/partial figures and images from the internet). It is the responsibility of the authors to acquire the licenses, to follow any citation instructions requested by third-party rights holders, and cover any supplementary charges. End of template. If you would like to request a correction for a reason not seen here, please contact the journal's editorial office.
Keywords: deep caries, Connexin43 hemichannel, Inflammatory response, Dental pulp cells, DAMPs
Received: 17 Aug 2025; Accepted: 26 Sep 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Guangwen Li, liguangwen@swmu.edu.cn
Shiting Li, tingtinghigh@sina.com
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