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  • Title: Immunolocalization of cytokines and growth factors in oral submucous fibrosis.
    Author: Haque MF, Harris M, Meghji S, Barrett AW.
    Journal: Cytokine; 1998 Sep; 10(9):713-9. PubMed ID: 9770333.
    Abstract:
    Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic fibrotic disease of the oral cavity and oropharynx characterized by fibroelastic change in the mucosa which leads to progressive inability to open the mouth. The inflammatory cells in the lesional tissue consist mainly of T lymphocytes, with a high CD4:CD8 ratio, and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II expressing antigen-presenting cells. Cytokines and growth factors produced by inflammatory cells within the lesion may promote fibrosis by inducing proliferation of fibroblasts, upregulating collagen synthesis and downregulating collagenase production. The authors used a three-stage immunoperoxidase technique to investigate the expression of interleukin alpha (IL-1alpha) and beta, IL-6 interferon (IFN)-alpha, beta and gamma, transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in frozen sections of OSF and compared it with that in normal buccal mucosa. The expression of cytokines and growth factors in normal tissues was consistent with their well known distribution and cell of origin, but the intensity and distribution in OSF were all, with the exception of IFN-alpha and gamma, upregulated with strong expression in both the epithelium and underlying connective tissue. IFN-alpha showed a similar pattern of staining in both normal mucosa and OSF. IFN-gamma showed little or no expression in most lesional tissues, suggesting an innate deficiency or downregulation of this cytokine. The general increase in pro-inflammatory cytokines and growth factors, and reduced production of IFN-gamma, may play an important role in the pathogenesis of OSF.
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