Open AccessEvaluation of Serum TNF-α and TGF-β in Patients with Oral Lichen Planus.
Author(s) -
Ali Taghavi Zenouz,
Firoz Pouralibaba,
Zohreh Babaloo,
Masoumeh Mehdipour,
Zahra Jamali
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pubmed
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2008-2118
pISSN - 2008-210X
DOI - 10.5681/joddd.2012.029
Subject(s) - oral lichen planus , medicine , mann–whitney u test , significant difference , gastroenterology , transforming growth factor , tumor necrosis factor alpha , population , immunology , environmental health
The role of cytokines in the immunopathogenesis of oral lichen planus (OLP) has received much attention. The aim of this study was to evaluate the serum levels of TNF-α and TGF-β in patients with OLP in an Iranian population.
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