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  • Unilateral ligature-induced periodontitis influences the expression of neuropeptides in the ipsilateral and contralateral trigeminal ganglion in rats
    Gašperšič, Rok, 1972- ...
    Objectives: Expression of neuronal neuropeptides in inflammatory conditions isaltered. The changes in expression of substance P (SP) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in ipsilateral and ... contralateral trigeminal ganglion (TG) neurons were investigated by immunohistochemistry one week after unilateral ligature-induced periodontitis in rats. Design: A retrogradenerve tracer Fluorogold (FG) was applied into the gingival sulcus ofthe second maxillary molar to identify the neurons in TG that specifically innervate the inflamed gingivomucosa. In addition, neurons from the corresponding maxillary and the adjacent mandibular-ophthalmic regions in TG were analysed. Results: Statistically significantly higher frequencies of CGRP-positive neurons, regardless of their size, were found in TG ipsilateral to the periodontitis (83% and 73% in FG-labelled and maxillary regions, respectively) than in the control group without periodontitis (52% and 42% in FG-labelled and maxillary regions, respectively). The frequency of small FG-labelled SP-positive neurons in the ipsilateral TG (60%) was significantly higher than in the control TG (25%). In the contralateral TG the frequency of CGRP-positive neurons in maxillary region (66%) was significantly higher than in the control group. Surprisingly, the number of SP-positive neurons in all regions of contralateral TG decreased when compared to control and ipsilateralTGs. Conclusions: Taken together, these results implicate a role ofneurogenic component in the pathogenesis of periodontitis. The contralateralresponse in the TG could be mediated through the transmedian neurological pathways crossing in the trigeminal nuclear complex or through the systemic inflammatory reaction and the activation of the so called "neuro-immune axis".
    Vir: Archives of Oral Biology. - ISSN 0003-9969 (Letn. 53, št. 7, 2008, str. 659-656)
    Vrsta gradiva - članek, sestavni del
    Leto - 2008
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 24141529
    DOI

vir: Archives of Oral Biology. - ISSN 0003-9969 (Letn. 53, št. 7, 2008, str. 659-656)
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