Salivary proteins offer insights into keratinocyte death during aphthous stomatitis. A case-crossover study

• Main Authors: Camila Cofré-Leiva (Author), Paola Andrea Camargo-Ayala (Author), Angela Vergara-Pérez (Author), Romina Hernández-Olivos (Author), Sergio Sanhueza (Author), Estefanía Nova-Lamperti (Author), Jessica Zúñiga-Hernández (Author), César Rivera (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The death of oral keratinocytes is a crucial step in the emergence of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS, also known as aphthae or aphthous ulcers). Since there are no experimental models available to research aphthous ulcers, little is understood about this process. We hypothesi...