title: [The role of Langerhans cells in periodontal disease].
abstract: Following a morphological description of Langerhans cells, the paper analyses their functional activity both as phagocytic cells and as antigen-presenting cells. The role of this cell population in periodontal disease is the examined in the light of recently reported findings.
authors.affiliation: II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matarasso
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cafiero
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vaia
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Coraggio
mesh_terms: D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007801:Langerhans Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D010586:Phagocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Il ruolo delle cellule del Langerhans nella malattia parodontale.