Interleukin-1 beta and interleukin-8 in healthy and inflamed dental pulps

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Authors

Alessandra Cecília Oliveira Silva · Universidade Ibirapuera

Maria Fernanda de Oliveira Faria · Universidade Ibirapuera

Alexandra Fontes · Universidade de São Paulo

Márcia Sampaio Campos · Universidade de São Paulo

Bruno Neves Cavalcanti · Universidade Ibirapuera

Abstract

It may be concluded that inflamed pulps present higher amounts of IL-1beta and IL-8 than healthy pulps and that pulp fibroblasts stimulated by bacterial LPS produce higher levels of IL-1beta and IL-8 than the control group.

Topics & Keywords

Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Immune Response and Inflammation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Applied Oral Science

Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 527-532

DOI: 10.1590/s1678-77572009000500031

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