Low-power laser irradiation inhibits arecoline-induced fibrosis： an in vitro study

• 作 者: Mei-Chun Yeh Ker-Kong Chen Min
• 机 构: SchoolofDentistry,DepartmentofDentistry,OrthopaedicResearchCenter,DepartmentofPhysicalMedicineandReh
• 出 处: 国际口腔科学杂志：英文版
• 发表日期: 2017年1期
• 基金项目: supported by the Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital (grant kmtth-102-010),,the Kaohsiung Medical University in Taiwan under the grant “Aim for the Top Universities Grant” (KMU-TP103B08)

Oral submucous fibrosis(OSF) is a potentially malignant disorder that is characterized by a progressive fibrosis in the oral submucosa. Arecoline, an alkaloid compound of the areca nut, is reported to be a major aetiological factor in the development of O