Cyclosporin A decreases the degradation
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Masatoshi Kataoka; Yasuki Shimizu; Kenji Kunikiyo; Yoji Asahara; Kikuji Yamashit
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Article
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2000
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Cyclosporin A (CsA) is used as an immunosuppressive agent and its prominent side effect is the induction of fibrous gingival overgrowth. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of CsA on the type I collagen metabolism in the gingiva of rats fed a powdered diet either containing or la