Dendritic cells and their relation to apical peridontitis
AUTOR(ES)
Figueiredo, José Antonio Poli de, Machado, Audrey Moraes, Oliveira, Vinícius Pasqualotti de, Hartmann, Rafael, Waltrick, Silvana Beltrami Gonçalves, Borba, Maristela Gutierrez de, Brew, Myrian Câmara, Estrela, Cyntia Rodrigues de Araújo, Böttcher, Daiana Elisabeth
FONTE
Braz. oral res.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
18/10/2018
RESUMO
Abstract: The purpose of this manuscript was to re-discuss apical periodontitis, apical biofilm, and its possible relationship with dendritic cells (DC). DCs are potent regulators of the immune system and their function is divided into three categories that involve the presentation of antigens: the presentation of antigens and activation of T cells; a not well established category suggested that DCs induce and maintain immunological tolerance; and the maintenance of the immune memory in conjunction with B cells. DCs in periapical inflammatory lesions are composed of at least two subpopulations that can be distinguished on the basis of ultrastructure and phenotype. These populations might differ in lineage, state of maturation, differentiation, activation, and/or function. The authors hereby analyzed the root apexes of teeth under SEM, after performing apicoectomy due to the failure of conventional endodontic treatment. Microbial biofilm with multispecies and areas of resorption with the presence of Howship lacunae, and images suggestive of denditric cells could be observed. The presence of DCs in periapical lesion could be an indication of the severity of the lesion, with a constant presence of antigen in the periradicular region.
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