Azilsartan Reduced TNF-α and IL-1β Levels, Increased IL-10 Levels and Upregulated VEGF, FGF, KGF, and TGF-α in an Oral Mucositis Model

• Aurigena Antunes de Araújo ,

  * E-mail: aurigena@ufrnet.br

  ¶‡ These authors contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Postgraduate Programs in Public Health and Pharmaceutical Science, Department of Biophysics and Pharmacology, Federal University of Rio Grande Norte (UFRN), Natal, RN, Brazil

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• Hugo Varela ,

  ¶‡ These authors contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Public Health, UFRN, Natal, RN, Brazil

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• Caroline Addison Carvalho Xavier de Medeiros,

  Affiliation Department of Biophysics and Pharmacology, UFRN; and Postgraduate Program in Health and Society, State University of Rio Grande Norte (UERN), Natal, RN, Brazil

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• Gerly Anne de Castro Brito,

  Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Pharmacology and Morphology, Department of Morphology, Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

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• Kênio Costa de Lima,

  Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Public Health and Health Science, Department of Dentistry, UFRN, Natal, RN, Brazil

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• Ligia Moreno de Moura,

  Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Public Health, UFRN; and University Potiguar (UnP), Natal, RN, Brazil

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• Raimundo Fernandes de Araújo Júnior

  Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Functional & Structural Biology and Health Science, Department of Morphology, UFRN, Natal, RN, Brazil

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