Langerhans cells in periodontal disease of HIV- and HIV+ patients undergoing highly active antiretroviral therapy

The aim of this study was to assess and compare quantitatively the presence of S100+ Langerhans cells (LC) by immunochemistry techniques in HIV+ and HIV- gingivitis and periodontitis subjects. Additionally, it aimed to evaluate the correlation among densities of these cells with CD4+ and CD8+ T cell...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Kato Segundo, Giovanna Ribeiro Souto, Ricardo Alves Mesquita, Fernando Oliveira Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2011-06-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242011000300011