title: Acrolein-an α,β-Unsaturated Aldehyde: A Review of Oral Cavity Exposure and Oral Pathology Effects.
abstract: Acrolein is a highly reactive unsaturated aldehyde widely present in the environment, particularly as a product of tobacco smoke. Our previous studies indicated the adverse consequences of even short-term acrolein exposure and proposed a molecular mechanism of its potential harmful effect on oral cavity keratinocytic cells. In this paper we chose to review the broad spectrum of acrolein sources such as pollution, food, and smoking. Consequently, in this paper we consider a high level of oral exposure to acrolein through these sources and discuss the noxious effects it has on the oral cavity including on salivary quality and contents, oral resistance to oxidative stress, and stress mechanism activation in a variety of oral cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Anomalies, School of Graduate Dentistry, Rambam Health Care Campus, Oral Biology Research Laboratory, Technion-Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Dror
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aizenbud
authors.affiliation: Hebrew University, Hadassah, School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Itay
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aizenbud
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Abraham Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Reznick
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Anomalies, School of Graduate Dentistry, Rambam Health Care Campus, Oral Biology Research Laboratory, Technion-Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Katia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Avezov