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Caviedes-Bucheli, J. et al.

Caviedes-Bucheli, Gutierrez-Guerra, Salazar, Pichardo, Moreno, Munoz,

Substance P receptor expression in healthy and inflamed human pulp tissue.

Aim To use radioreceptor analysis for comparing substance P ( SP) receptor expression in human pulp tissue samples collected from teeth having a clinical diagnosis of acute irreversible pulpitis, healthy pulps and teeth with induced inflammation. Methodology Five pulp samples were obtained from teeth having a clinical diagnosis of acute irreversible pulpitis. Another 10 pulp samples were obtained from healthy premolars where extraction was indicated for orthodontic purposes. In five of these premolars inflammation was induced prior to pulp collection. All of the samples were processed and labelled with (125)I- SP. Binding sites were identified by (125)I- SP and standard SP competition assays. Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney (post-hoc) tests were used to establish statistically significant differences between the groups. Results Substance P receptor expression was found in all human pulp tissue samples. Most receptors were found in the group of pulps from teeth having a clinical diagnosis of acute irreversible pulpitis, followed by the group of pulps having induced inflammation. The least number of receptors was expressed in the group of healthy pulps. Statistical analysis revealed significant differences between the group of healthy pulp and both inflamed pulp groups (P < 0.01). Conclusion Substance P receptor expression in human pulp tissue is significantly increased during inflammatory phenomena such as acute irreversible pulpitis.[1]

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Substance P receptor expression in healthy and inflamed human pulp tissue. Caviedes-Bucheli, J., Gutierrez-Guerra, J.E., Salazar, F., Pichardo, D., Moreno, G.C., Munoz, H.R. International endodontic journal (2007) [Pubmed]

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