Immune mechanisms in oral lichen planus

A El‐Howati, MH Thornhill, HE Colley… - Oral diseases, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a T cell‐mediated inflammatory disease of the oral mucosa that
has been extensively researched over many years but as yet the mechanisms of …

Etiology and pathogenesis of oral lichen planus: an overview

ZB Kurago - Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral …, 2016 - Elsevier
Oral lichen planus is a noninfectious, chronic inflammatory condition that involves the oral
mucosal stratified squamous epithelium and the underlying lamina propria and may be …

The pathogenesis of oral lichen planus

PB Sugerman, NW Savage, LJ Walsh… - Critical Reviews in …, 2002 - journals.sagepub.com
Both antigen-specific and non-specific mechanisms may be involved in the pathogenesis of
oral lichen planus (OLP). Antigen-specific mechanisms in OLP include antigen presentation …

Diagnosis of oral lichen planus: a position paper of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

YSL Cheng, A Gould, Z Kurago, J Fantasia… - Oral surgery, oral …, 2016 - Elsevier
Despite being one of the most common oral mucosal diseases and recognized as early as
1866, oral lichen planus (OLP) is still a disease without a clear etiology or pathogenesis …

Pathophysiology, etiologic factors, and clinical management of oral lichen planus, part I: facts and controversies

D Farhi, N Dupin - Clinics in dermatology, 2010 - Elsevier
Lichen planus (LP) is an inflammatory disease of the stratified squamous epithelia of
unknown etiology. LP affects most frequently the oral mucosa, but it may also involve other …

Oral lichen planus: focus on etiopathogenesis

MR Payeras, K Cherubini, MA Figueiredo… - Archives of oral …, 2013 - Elsevier
Lichen planus is a chronic mucocutaneous inflammatory disease, which frequently affects
the oral mucosa of white females over 40 years old. Its aetiology remains uncertain and the …

Updates on immunological mechanistic insights and targeting of the oral lichen planus microenvironment

X Deng, Y Wang, L Jiang, J Li, Q Chen - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic immune inflammatory disease that is an oral potentially
malignant disorder (OPMD), occurs in the oral mucosa and affects approximately 0.5% to …

Current controversies in oral lichen planus: report of an international consensus meeting. Part 1. Viral infections and etiopathogenesis

G Lodi, C Scully, M Carrozzo, M Griffiths… - Oral Surgery, Oral …, 2005 - Elsevier
Despite recent advances in understanding the immunopathogenesis of oral lichen planus
(LP), the initial triggers of lesion formation and the essential pathogenic pathways are …

Inflammation‐related cytokines in oral lichen planus: an overview

R Lu, J Zhang, W Sun, G Du… - Journal of oral pathology …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Cytokines are powerful mediators which play a central role in both innate and adapted
immune responses. Aberrant productions of cytokines may lead to the onset of immune …

[HTML][HTML] Oral lichen planus: an overview of potential risk factors, biomarkers and treatments

T Nosratzehi - Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention: APJCP, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Oral lichen planus (OLP) is an immune-related disorder with unknown exact etiology but
established prevalence in females. There are six clinical forms of OLP, ranging from …