Pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine expression in post-treatment apical periodontitis

• Main Authors: Nilton Dessaune Neto (Author), Mariana Teixeira Maneschy Porpino (Author), Henrique dos Santos Antunes (Author), Renata Costa Val Rodrigues (Author), Alejandro Ron Perez (Author), Fábio Ramôa Pires (Author), José Freitas Siqueira Jr (Author), Luciana Armada (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: This study evaluated the expression of pro-inflammatory (IL-1β, IL-6, IFN-γ and TNF-α) and anti-inflammatory (IL-4 and TGF-β) cytokines in apical periodontitis lesions. Correlations between these cytokines and clinical and cone-beam computed tomographic (CBCT) data were also asse...