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JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH
卷 80, 期 6, 页码 1535-1539出版社
AMER ASSOC DENTAL RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1177/00220345010800061101
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TNF-alpha; p55 TNF-R; p75 TNF-R; gingiva
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha. (TNF-alpha), a pro-inflammatory cytokine, can stimulate matrix metalloproteinase synthesis and osteoclastic bone resorption. We hypothesized that elevated expression of TNF-alpha and its p55 and p75 receptors (TNF-R) in gingival tissue might associate with periodontitis. Immunohistochemistry was used for the study of the localization of TNF-a and its p55 and p75 TNF-R in adult periodontitis (AP) gingival tissue, in comparison with that in healthy control specimens. TNF-alpha and p55 TNF-R were detected in sulcular epithelial basal cells and in monocyte/macrophages, fibroblasts, and endothelial cells in the AP gingival tissue specimens, but mainly in fibroblasts and endothelial cells in control specimens. P75 TNF-R was occasionally found in monocyte/macrophage-like cells in gingival tissue specimens. The percentage of TNF-alpha -containing cells was not increased in AP compared with controls (13.2% +/- 6.1% vs. 12.8% 7.6%), but, due to the increased cellularity of AP samples, the number of TNF-alpha positive cells/mm(2) was clearly increased (1621 +/- 663 vs. 664 +/- 191, p > 0.001). Thus, AP gingival tissue has an elevated expression of TNF-alpha and especially its p55 receptor, suggesting that TNF-alpha may contribute to tissue degradation in periodontitis.
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