Is imbalance of oxidative/anti-oxidative status induced by periodontitis involved in apoptosis of rat submandibular glands?
Imbalance of circulating oxidative/anti-oxidative status may be involved in vacuolisation and apoptosis of submandibular glands in the rat periodontitis model.
The results suggest that COX-2 inhibition may be useful in helping to control fibroblast production of IL-6 in patients with severe periodontitis.