Expression of CD163 in hereditary gingival fibromatosis: A possible association with TGF-β1.

Hala H HazzaaOssama M GoudaNaglaa M KamalShereen Abdel Moula AliMarwa A M El ShiekhMarwa M Tawfik

Published in: Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology (2018)

CD163 and TGF-β1 were clearly expressed in HGF cases compared to healthy control patients, with significant correlation. In HGF, the increase in CD 163-positive cells was specific and not dependent on the chronic gingival inflammation.

Keyphrases

transforming growth factor
induced apoptosis
oxidative stress
nk cells
cell cycle arrest
cell death
cell proliferation