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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2016

Autophagy mediates oral submucous fibrosis.

Jiang Li, Ting-Ting Zhao, Peng Zhang, Chao-Jin Xu, Zhuo-Xiang Rong, Zi-Yi Yan, Chang-Yun Fang

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Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jiang LiOral Medical Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410000, P.R. China.
Ting-Ting ZhaoOral Medical Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410000, P.R. China.
Peng ZhangDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Institute of Neuroscience, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P.R. China.
Chao-Jin XuDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Institute of Neuroscience, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P.R. China.
Zhuo-Xiang RongCenter for Molecular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410000, P.R. China.
Zi-Yi YanOral Medical Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410000, P.R. China.
Chang-Yun FangOral Medical Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410000, P.R. China.
Central South University · CNWenzhou Medical University · CNXiangya Hospital Central South University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic insidious disease of the oral mucosa, well-recognized as a premalignant condition and commonly found in Southern China. It is primarily caused by the habit of areca nut or gutkha chewing. OSF is believed to be a homeostatic disorder of the extracellular matrix and fibroblast proliferation. The present study demonstrated a novel link between autophagy and OSF. Tissue samples from human OSF showed an overexpression of the autophagy marker microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 using immunohistochemistry and quantitative polymerase chain reaction. With regard to the crucial role of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β in OSF disease, western blot analysis demonstrated that TGF-β signaling was shown to contribute to the activation of autophagy in fibroblasts

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autophagymicrotubule-associated protein light chain 3oral submucous fibrosistransforming growth factor-β

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PMID27168817
PMCPMC4840683
OpenAlexW2296542139

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