Cytokine production in response to endodontic infection in germ-free mice

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 344-353

  Ribeiro Sobrinho, A P ^a,b   De Melo Maltos, S M ^b   Farias, L M ^b   De Carvalho, M A R ^b   Nicoli, J R ^b   De Uzeda, M ^a   Vieira, L Q ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Endodontic infections; Germ free mice; Microorganisms; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIOSYNTHESIS; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GERMFREE ANIMAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPH NODE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; SPLEEN; STAPHYLOCOCCACEAE; STATISTICS; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BIFIDOBACTERIALES INFECTIONS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CYTOKINES; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTAL PULP NECROSIS; DOWN-REGULATION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GERM-FREE LIFE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-4; LYMPH NODES; MICE; PERIAPICAL DISEASES; SPLEEN; STAPHYLOCOCCACEAE; STATISTICS;

EID: 0036922237     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-302X.2002.170603.x     Document Type: Article

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