Muscarinic cholinergic receptors in minor salivary gland tissues of patients with oral lichen planus: A case-control study.

Farzaneh Agha-HosseiniMahdieh-Sadat Moosavi Iraj Mirzaii-Dizgah Mohammad Samami

Published in: Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology (2020)

It may be concluded that the reduction in saliva flow significantly increases the number of M3 receptors in an attempt to compensate for this shortage and prevent xerostomia (compensatory upregulation).

Keyphrases

gene expression
poor prognosis
cell proliferation
signaling pathway