A histopathologic study of the controlling role of T cells on experimental periodontitis in rats
A histopathologic study of the controlling role of T cells on experimental periodontitis in rats
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T细胞对大鼠实验性牙周炎控制作用的组织病理学研究
DOI:
10.1016/j.jds.2017.05.006
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发表时间:
2018
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Hara Yoshitaka
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作者:
Izumi Satoshi;Yoshinaga Yasunori;Nakamura Hirotaka;Takamori Akiko;Takamori Yuzo;Ukai Takashi;Shiraishi Chiaki;Hara Yoshitaka
Background/purposeThe onset and progression of periodontitis involve bacterial infection and the immune response. T cells function in the immune response and reportedly induce bone resorption in inflammatory bone loss. However, the exact role of T cells in periodontal destruction remains unclear. Using our experimental model of periodontitis, we aimed to investigate the influence of T cells on periodontal destruction.Materials and methodsMale athymic nude (Nu) and euthymic wild-type (WT) rats were divided into the immunized (I-Nu and I-WT), non-immunized (nI-Nu and nI-WT). The immunized groups were immunized intraperitoneally with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The non-immunized groups received phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). Nothing was administered to the non-treated groups. LPS was applied to the right palatal gingival sulcus in the immunized and non-immunized groups daily for 20 days. Loss of attachment, numbers of inflammatory cells and osteoclasts, and levels of alveolar bone were investigated histopathologically and histometrically. Osteoclasts were stained with tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase. The numbers of IL-4-positive cells were evaluated immunohistologically.ResultsLoss of attachment, numbers of inflammatory cells, levels of alveolar bone, and the number of osteoclasts were significantly increased in the nI-WT group compared with the nI-Nu group. However, the parameters were significantly increased in the I-Nu group compared with the I-WT group. The number of IL-4-positive cells was greater in the I-WT group than in the I-Nu group.ConclusionT cells promote inflammation in non-immunized animals; however, they regulate these processes in immunized animals.