| Literature DB >> 3032668 |
A Scutt, S Meghji, J P Canniff, W Harvey.
Abstract
Treatment of reconstituted collagen fibrils and pieces of rat dermis with the crude extract, purified tannins or (+)-catechin from betel nut (Areca catechu) increases their resistance to both human and bacterial collagenases in a concentration-dependent manner. These tanning agents may stabilise collagen in vivo following damage to the oral epithelium, and promote the sub-epithelial fibrosis which occurs in betel nut chewers.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID： 3032668 DOI： 10.1007/BF01940422
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Experientia ISSN： 0014-4754