Mitotic activity of keratinocytes in nifedipine- and immunosuppressive medication-induced gingival overgrowth

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 167-173

  Nurmenniemi, Petri K ^a   Pernu, Hilkka E ^a,b   Knuuttila, Matti L E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cyclosporin A adverse effects; Gingival hyperplasia pathogenesis; Keratinocytes; Mitosis; Nifedipine adverse effects

Indexed keywords

AVIDIN; AZATHIOPRINE; BIOTIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; ENZYME; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; KI 67 ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NIFEDIPINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GINGIVA OVERGROWTH; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; MITOSIS; MOUTH MUCOSA; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; AGED; AZATHIOPRINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CELL COUNT; CYCLOSPORINE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GINGIVA; GINGIVAL OVERGROWTH; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KERATINOCYTES; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOSIS; NIFEDIPINE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PREDNISOLONE; STATISTICS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0034977435     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2001.72.2.167     Document Type: Article

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