Interleukin-1 beta and interleukin-8 in healthy and inflamed dental pulps

• Main Authors: Alessandra Cecília Oliveira Silva (Author), Miriam Rubio Faria (Author), Alexandra Fontes (Author), Marcia Sampaio Campos (Author), Bruno Neves Cavalcanti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2009-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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After aggression to the dental pulp, some cells produce cytokines in order to start and control the inflammatory process. Among these cytokines, interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) emerge as important ones. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to analyze the location, distributio...