Does the Ras antagonist farnesylthiosalicylic acid ameliorate experimental myocarditis in the rat?
FTS is effective in suppressing the progression of EAM and its consequent functional myocardial dysfunction. The effect may be mediated by suppression of the cellular and humoral responses to myosin.
We suggest that the "central xanthoma of the jaws" be considered a unique, although rare, clinicopathologic entity. It is unclear whether this lesion is a benign neoplastic process or a persistent reactive process.