Relationship between dry mouth and hypertension.

Makiko KawamotoShin-Ichi YamadaTakahiko GiboRyo KajiharaSachiho NagashioHirokazu TanakaJunichi YajimaAtsushi TakizawaEiji KondoHironori SakaiTomoki KanekoTakeshi UeharaHiroshi Kurita

Published in: Clinical oral investigations (2021)

There may be a correlation between hypertension and the degeneration of the submandibular glands by decreasing the number of acinar cells and promoting fatty infiltration and stenosis of the arteries.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
induced apoptosis
signaling pathway
oxidative stress
fatty acid
blood flow