Defresne, Marie-Paule[Université de Liège - ULg > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Histologie - Cytologie >]
Gillet, Marie-Claire[Université de Liège - ULg > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Histologie - Cytologie - Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques >]
Heinen, Ernst[Université de Liège - ULg > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Histologie humaine >]
[en] Nicotine from 3 to 5 mM affects growth and survival rate of rat gingival fibroblasts in vitro. Ultrastructural analysis revealed dilated mitochondria and vacuolization in treated cells, suggestive of necrosis, but increased apoptosis was also revealed by cytometry. On the basis of this in vitro study, it appear that tobacco, through its component nicotine, may directly affect various functions of rat gingival fibroblasts