The concentration of tumor necrosis factor alpha in periapical lesions

• Main Authors: Popović Jelena (Author), Cvetković Tatjana (Author), Džopalić Tanja (Author), Mitić Aleksandar (Author), Nikolić Marija (Author), Barac Radomir (Author), Živković Slavoljub (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Serbian Medical Society - Dental Section, Belgrade, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction. The balance between proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines plays an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic periapical lesions. The aim of this study was to determine the concentration of TNF-α in tissue homogenates of periapical lesions and analyze its levels in relatio...