Abstract
It has been reported that phenytoin induces gingival and connective tissue hyperplasia and may be of use in wound healing. In this study the effect of phenytoin on human epidermal keratinocytes and skin fibroblasts has been investigated in vitro. Cell cultures were exposed to increasing concentrations of phenytoin from 10(-9) to 10(-4) M in the presence of 1 and 10% serum supplemented medium. In addition the effect of phenytoin on epidermal cell migration (epiboly) has been investigated using organ culture of human skin. No stimulation of cell growth was observed, and only a mild toxicity affecting keratinocytes was seen at the highest concentrations. Similarly, no effect on epidermal cell migration in vitro was observed. The lack of a direct effect in vitro suggests that any in-vivo effect was not the result of interaction between phenytoin and keratinocytes or fibroblasts but possibly due to indirect modulation via other cell types, such as inflammatory or lymphoreticular cells.
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