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Areca nut extract-treated gingival fibroblasts modulate the invasiveness of polymorphonuclear leukocytes via the production of MMP-2.
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology - 1 Jan 2009
Lu Hsuan-Hsuan, Chen Li-Kai, Cheng Chieh-Yuan, Hung Shan-Ling, Lin Shu-Chun, Chang Kuo-Wei
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BACKGROUND: Areca nut chewing is associated with an increase in the incidence of oral neoplastic or inflammatory diseases. Aberrations in matrix metalloprotease (MMP) expression are associated with the pathogenesis of oral diseases. This study investigated the potential effects of areca nut extra...
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