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Effect of Cyclosporin and Amlodipine on growth and collagen production of human gingival fibroblasts
Dissertation (MSc (Odontology))--University of Pretoria, 2006.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/23562 Effect of Cyclosporin and Amlodipine on growth and collagen production of human gingival fibroblasts Botha, Stephanus Johannes upetd@up.ac.za Varnfield, Marlien Drugs side effects Periodontal disease Gums diseases Gingivitis Amlodipine side effects. Cyclosporine side effects UCTD Dissertation (MSc (Odontology))--University of Pretoria, 2006. Drug-induced gingival overgrowth is a disfiguring condition that is a side effect encountered in susceptible responder patients common to three groups of drugs - immunosupressants, calcium channel blockers and anticonvulsant agents. The altered overgrown gingiva can be aesthetically displeasing but in severe cases it can cause functional problems and such patients may eventually require excision of excess tissue. The underlying mechanisms that mediate drug-induced gingival overgrowth is uncertain and the various investigations into the pathogenesis of this disease suggest that it is multifactorial. This study investigated the effects of exogenous addition of cycJosporin and amlodipine on the growth and proliferation of human gingival fibroblasts and the production of collagen by these cells. Results showed that these drugs have a direct stimulatory effect on the gingival fibroblasts of responder patients in vitro and there seems to be a synergistic effect between the two drugs. Findings of this study have important relevance as it suggests that fibroblast proliferation and collagen production must play a significant role in the pathogenesis of drug-induced gingival overgrowth. Dental Management Sciences unrestricted 2013-09-06T15:35:24Z 2006-04-07 2013-09-06T15:35:24Z 2002-04-01 2006-04-07 2006-03-29 Dissertation Varnfield, M 2001, Effect of cyclosporine and amlodipine on growth and collagen production of human gingival fibroblasts, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23562 > H852/ag http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23562 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03292006-151657/ © 2001 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Drugs side effects Periodontal disease Gums diseases Gingivitis Amlodipine side effects. Cyclosporine side effects UCTD Effect of Cyclosporin and Amlodipine on growth and collagen production of human gingival fibroblasts |
| title | Effect of Cyclosporin and Amlodipine on growth and collagen production of human gingival fibroblasts |
| title_full | Effect of Cyclosporin and Amlodipine on growth and collagen production of human gingival fibroblasts |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Cyclosporin and Amlodipine on growth and collagen production of human gingival fibroblasts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Cyclosporin and Amlodipine on growth and collagen production of human gingival fibroblasts |
| title_short | Effect of Cyclosporin and Amlodipine on growth and collagen production of human gingival fibroblasts |
| title_sort | effect of cyclosporin and amlodipine on growth and collagen production of human gingival fibroblasts |
| topic | Drugs side effects Periodontal disease Gums diseases Gingivitis Amlodipine side effects. Cyclosporine side effects UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23562 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03292006-151657/ |