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From: Oral lichen-planus-associated fibroblasts acquire myofibroblast characteristics and secrete pro-inflammatory cytokines in response to Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide stimulation

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Immunohistochemical and Immunostaining for α-SMA in OLP and oral normal buccle tissue (NBT). α-SMA-positive stromal cells (black arrows) located in the subepithelial layer showing cytoplasmatic immunostaining (a) were considered as a marker of myofibroblasts. α-SMA(+)CD31(−) spindle-shaped cells(white arrows) around bm consisted with myofibroblast’s identification.Meanwhile, α-SMA(+)CD31(+) vascular endothelial cell(yellow arrows) formed as vessels (c) α-SMA staining was not observed in NBT subepithelium (b and d) (20-fold magnification). epi = epithelial. bm = basement membrane

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