Comparative Evaluation of SMAD-2 Expression in Oral Submucous Fibrosis and Reactive Oral Lesions.

Sravya ZagabathinaRamadoss RamyaHarini Priya AhRajkumar Krishnan

Published in: Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP (2020)

Graded increase of SMAD 2 expression from control,reactive lesions and OSMF were observed accentuating the role of SMAD signalling pathway in fibro genesis. Further this can be validated to generate effective antifibrotic targets.

Keyphrases

epithelial mesenchymal transition
transforming growth factor
poor prognosis
binding protein
long non coding rna
signaling pathway