Oral health and pathology: a macrophage account.

Rebecca Merry; Louise Belfield; Paul McArdle; Andrew McLennan; Stjohn Crean; Andrew Foey

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2010.10.020

Oral health and pathology: a macrophage account.

Rebecca Merry, Louise Belfield, Paul McArdle, Andrew McLennan, Stjohn Crean, Andrew Foey^*

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Abstract

Macrophages are present in healthy oral mucosa and their numbers increase dramatically during disease. They can exhibit a diverse range of phenotypes characterised as a functional spectrum from pro-inflammatory to anti-inflammatory (regulatory) subsets. This review illustrates the role of these subsets in the oral inflammatory disease lichen planus, and the immunosuppressive disease oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). We conclude that the role of macrophages in driving progression in oral disease identifies them as potential therapeutic targets for a range of oral pathologies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2-7
Number of pages	0
Journal	Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg
Volume	50
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2010.10.020
Publication status	Published - Jan 2012

Keywords

Carcinoma
Squamous Cell
Cell Count
Cell Transformation
Neoplastic
Humans
Lichen Planus
Oral
Macrophages
Mouth Diseases
Mouth Mucosa
Mouth Neoplasms
Phenotype

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