Interferon gamma (IFN-γ) may reverse oral submucous fibrosis

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 12-21

  Haque, M F ^a   Meghji, S ^a   Nazir, R ^a   Harris, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fibroblasts; Oral submucous fibrosis; Recombinant human interferon gamma (rhlFN ) treatment

Indexed keywords

ARECOLINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; COLLAGEN; CYTOKINE; RECOMBINANT GAMMA INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PATHOLOGY; PLANT; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ARECA; ARECOLINE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS; COLLAGEN; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; INTERFERON-GAMMA, RECOMBINANT; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; ORAL SUBMUCOUS FIBROSIS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLANTS, TOXIC; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS;

EID: 0035165933     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0714.2001.300103.x     Document Type: Article

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