Histopathologic alterations of periodontium in cyclosporin-treated rats Is the periodontium a target tissue for the drug?

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 730-736

  Fu, Earl ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cyclosporin; Gingiva; Histopathology

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; GINGIVA HYPERPLASIA; GINGIVA OVERGROWTH; JAW; MALE; PERIODONTIUM; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ALVEOLAR PROCESS; ANIMALS; CYCLOSPORINE; GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA; GINGIVAL OVERGROWTH; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; PERIODONTIUM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030203735     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1996.tb00602.x     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Adams, D. & Davies, G. (1984) Gingival hyperplasia associated with cyclosporin. British Dental Journal 157, 89-90.
2. Barber, M., Savage, N. W. & Seymour, G. J. (1992) The effect of cyclosponn and lipo-polysaccharide on fibroblasts: implications for cyclosporin-induced gingival overgrowth. Journal of Periodontology 63, 397-404.