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Elevation of Twist expression by arecoline contributes to the pathogenesis of oral submucous fibrosis
15 Jun 2015
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF), a chronic progressive scarring disease, has been considered as a precancerous condition of oral mucosa. In this study, we investigated the functional role of Twist, an epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) transcriptional factor, in myofibroblastic differentiation activity of OSF. METHODS: Arecoline, a major areca nut alkaloid, was used to explore whether...
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