Roles of dental pulp fibroblasts in the recognition of bacterium-related factors and subsequent development of pulpitis
As caries-related bacteria invade deeply into dentin and come into close proximity to the pulp, inflammatory cells (such as lymphocytes, macrophages and neutrophils) infiltrate into the bacterium-invaded area and consequently pulpitis develops. Many types of cytokines and adhesion molecules are resp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2011-08-01
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| Series: | Japanese Dental Science Review |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1882761611000275 |