Open AccessEffect of a volatile smoke component (acrolein) on human gingival fibroblasts: An in vitro study
Author(s) -
Namrata Anand,
Pamela Emmadi,
N Ambalavanan,
T Ramakrishnan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.92573
Subject(s) - hemocytometer , acrolein , in vitro , medicine , cigarette smoke , cell , cell growth , cell culture , andrology , pathology , biochemistry , chemistry , biology , environmental health , genetics , catalysis
Tobacco and some of its volatile and non-volatile components have been found to affect many types of cells including human gingival fibroblasts. The aim of this present study was to estimate the effect of acrolein, a volatile fraction of cigarette smoke on the attachment, proliferation and ultra structure of human gingival fibroblasts in culture.