Apical periodontitis promotes insulin resistance and alters adaptive immunity markers in rats

• Main Authors: Renato Felipe Pereira (Author), Gestter Willian Lattari Tessarin (Author), Fernando Yamamoto Chiba (Author), Maria Sara de Lima Coutinho Mattera (Author), Amanda Gomes Pereira (Author), Thais Verônica Saori Tsosura (Author), Victor Gustavo Balera Brito (Author), Renan Akira Fujii de Oliveira (Author), Edilson Ervolino (Author), Sandra Helena Penha de Oliveira (Author), Luciano Tavares Angelo Cintra (Author), Doris Hissako Matsushita (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Apical periodontitis (AP) is a chronic or acute inflammatory disease usually developed from endodontic infections, predominantly due to gram-negative anaerobic bacteria invading the dental pulp. This study aimed to evaluate lymphocyte markers to assess the involvement of adaptive immunity...