[Expressions of RORγT; and FOXP3 and clinical significance in patients with oral lichen planus].

Purpose: Oral lichen planus was considered as T cell mediated autoimmune disease affecting oral mucosa with unknown etiopathogenesis. Helper T lymphocytes played an important role in the pathogenesis of OLP. The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible role of Th17 and Treg cells in OLP lesions.

[Effects of basic fibroblast growth factor on the proliferation of human salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma cell line ACC-2 and extracellular signal-regulated kinase, Cyclin D1, p2waf/cip1 signaling pathway].

Objective: To investigate the effects of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) on the proliferation of human salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) cell line ACC-2 in vitro.

Results: The effect of ectogenic bFGF on proliferation of ACC-2 was observed by MTT assay. Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activity was measured by immuno-precipitation.