[Substance P in synovial fluid in patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome].
Radioimmunoassay technique was used to measure substance P levels in synovial fluid samples from thirty patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome (TMJDS). Twenty-four samples (80%) were found to have substance P. Concentrations of substance P in the synovial fluid from patients with painful TMJDS were higher than those patients without pain (P < 0.05). The study supported the evidence for the secondary synovitis in painful TMJDS, and suggested that the nervous system play a role in the pathophysiology of TMJDS.
Fu
K
K
School of Stomatology, Beijing Medical University.
Bian
J
J
Ma
X
X
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013373:Substance P / Q000378:metabolism*; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000378:metabolism*; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000378:metabolism*
D013373:Substance P