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ArticleJournal of oral biology and craniofacial research

Cyclosporine-A induces endoplasmic reticulum stress in human gingival fibroblasts - An in vitro study.

Suresh Ranga Rao, Supraja Ajitkumar, Rajasekaran Subbarayan, Dinesh Murugan Girija

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Article in Journal of oral biology and craniofacial research. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. The role of endoplasmic reticulum stress in the pathogenesis of oral diseases.Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons · 2024
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Suresh Ranga RaoDepartment of Periodontology and Implantology, Faculty of Dental Sciences & Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India.
Supraja AjitkumarDepartment of Periodontology and Implantology, Faculty of Dental Sciences & Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India.
Rajasekaran SubbarayanCentre for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Central Research Facility, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India.
Dinesh Murugan GirijaCentre for Indian Systems of Medicine Quality Assurance and Standardization, Central Research Facility, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drug induced gingival overgrowth is one of the side effects affecting the gingiva due to administration of certain systemic drugs. Cyclosporine A is one such drug which is commonly used in organ transplant conditions. The resultant overgrowth is fibrotic and extensive in nature which could impair patient esthetics and masticatory function. Endoplasmic reticulum stress is a recently identified phenomenon implicated in other fibrotic pathologies such as lung and renal fibrosis. In fact, endoplasmic reticulum stress has been known to play an important role in cyclosporine A induced renal fibrosis. Thus in this study, we sought to identify it's role in drug induced gingival overgrowth.

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Cyclosporine AEndoplasmic reticulum stressGingival overgrowth

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PMID30191101
PMCPMC6108159

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