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ArticleInternational journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

Phenytoin and gingival mucosa: A molecular investigation.

Valentina Candotto, Furio Pezzetti, Alessandro Baj, Giada Beltramini, Dorina Lauritano, Michele Di Girolamo, Francesca Cura

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Article in International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Valentina CandottoDepartment of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Furio PezzettiDepartment of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Alessandro BajDepartment of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Giada BeltraminiMaxillofacial and Dental Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Dorina LauritanoCentre of Neuroscience of Milan, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3550-1812
Michele Di GirolamoSchool of Dentistry, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Francesca CuraDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
University of Milan · ITFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · ITUniversity of Bologna · ITUniversity of Ferrara · ITUniversity of Milano-Bicocca · ITUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Several distinct classes of drugs, such as anticonvulsants, immunosuppressants, and calcium channel blockers, caused gingival overgrowth. One of the main drugs associated with the gingival overgrowth is the anti-epileptic such as phenytoin, which affects gingival tissues by altering extracellular matrix metabolism. In our study, we evaluate the effect of phenytoin, a drug whose active substance is phenytoin, on gingival fibroblasts of healthy volunteers. Gene expression of 29 genes was investigated in gingival fibroblasts' cell culture treated with phenytoin compared with untreated cells. Among the studied genes, only 13 genes (CXCL5, CXCL10, CCR1, CCR3, CCR5, CCR6, IL-1A, IL-1B, IL-5, IL-7, IL-6R, BMP-2, and TNFSF-10) were statistically significant. All but one gene resulted downregulated after 24 h of treatment with phenytoin. BPM2 was the only, although weakly, up-expressed gene. Probably, we have not highlighted overexpression of the other inflammatory molecules because the study was performed on healthy people. Many studies show that phenytoin induces the overexpression of these cytokines but, probably, in our study, the drug does not have the same effect because we used gingival fibroblasts of healthy people.

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AdultAgedAnticonvulsantsCells, CulturedChildCytokinesDown-RegulationFibroblastsGene ExpressionGingivaGingival OvergrowthHealthy VolunteersHumansInflammationMalePhenytoinAnticonvulsantsCytokinesPhenytoinanti-epileptic drug (AED)gene expressiongingival hyperplasiaphenytoin

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