title: [The tissue and cell defense mechanisms of the oral mucosa].
abstract: The modern concepts of tissue and cell defense mechanisms in oral mucosa are discussed. These mechanisms include (a) physical barriers (of epithelium and lamina propria), (b) non-specific antimicrobial humoral factors, (c) non-specific cellular defense mechanisms, (d) specific immune humoral and cell-mediated defense mechanisms, (c) saliva, containing both non-specific and specific antimicrobial factors. Special reference is given to antigen-presenting dendritic cells and various lymphocyte subpopulations both in epithelium and in lamina propria. The interaction of different cell and tissue defense mechanisms and their regional variations are briefly characterized.
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Bykov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology
vernacular_title: Tkanevye i kletochnye zashchitnye mekhanizmy slizistoĭ obolochki polosti rta.