title: Apoptosis in normal and diseased oral tissues.
abstract: Apoptotic cell death plays an important role in maintenance of the normal physiological state and in the pathogenesis of diseases in the body. Over the last three decades the molecular mechanisms of apoptosis have been unravelled leading to development of novel therapeutic approaches. This paper aims to present current knowledge of the role of apoptosis in normal oral tissues and in the development of oral diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Odontology-Oral Pathology and Forensic Odontology, Haukeland University Hospital, University of Bergen, Norway. lado.loro@gades.uib.no
authors.forename: Ll
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Loro
authors.forename: O K
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Vintermyr
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Johannessen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D020169:Caspases / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D053804:Granzymes; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000166:cytology* / Q000201:enzymology; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; C509213:GZMB protein, human; D053804:Granzymes; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; D020169:Caspases