Results: 3

Immunohistochemical expression of TGF-β1 and MMP-9 in periapical lesions

Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the expression of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β1) in periapical lesion samples correlated with the intensity of the inflammatory infiltrate and thickness of the epithelial lining. Forty-five cases of...

Analysis of CD57+ natural killer cells and CD8+ T lymphocytes in periapical granulomas and radicular cysts

Abstract: The aim of this study was to compare the number of CD57+ natural killer (NK) cells and CD8+ T lymphocytes between periapical granulomas (PGs) and radicular cysts (RCs). Twenty-fives cases of PGs and 25 of RCs were submitted to histological analysis and immunohistochemistry using anti-CD57 and a...

Estudo microscópico e imuno-histoquímico dos cistos periodontais apicais de dentes tratados ou näo endodonticamente: sua relaçäo com a regressäo näo cirúrgica

A resoluçäo näo cirúrgica dos cistos periodontais apicais ainda é questionável, principalmente porque sua comprovaçäo depende de resultados obtidos clínica e radiograficamente, näo fundamentados em observaçöes microscópicas. A partir de 348 casos registrados e organizados nos arquivos do Dep...