Migration-stimulating factor (MSF) is a 70-kDa motogenic protein previously reported to be
expressed by fetal and cancer patient fibroblasts cultured in vitro and present in the serum of …

We examined the mechanisms underlying the enhancement of radiosensitivity and chemosensitivity
to γ‐irradiation (IR) and 5‐Fluorouracil (5‐FU) in human oral carcinoma cells (B88) …

Sjögren's syndrome is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by reductions in salivary
and lacrimal secretions. The mechanisms underlying these reductions remain unclear. …

Our aim in the present study was to understand the mechanism whereby specific destruction
of acinar but not ductal structure occurs in salivary glands in Sjögren's syndrome (SS). Thus…

We have already demonstrated that human head and neck cancer cells have significantly
enhanced levels of transcription factor nuclear factor (NF)-κB activity compared to their normal …

Taxanes, including docetaxel, are widely used for the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma
of the head and neck. However, the gastrointestinal toxicity of docetaxel has limited its high-…

Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β is the prototype of a large superfamily of signaling
molecules involved in the inhibition of proliferation of multiple epithelial cell types. Although …

The aim of the present study was to investigate the possibility that ductal cells, which preferentially
survive and/or proliferate in Sjögren's syndrome (SS) salivary glands of patients with …

Objective. Our previous results suggested that suppression of tumor necrosis factor(TNF)–induced
matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) could prevent the destruction of acinar tissue in …

Background Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is characterized by the following subjective
complaints without distinct organic changes: burning sensation in mouth or chronic pain of …