Identification of lymphocyte subsets in pregnancy gingivitis.
The percentage of gingival tissue and peripheral T, T Subsets and B lymphocytes were assessed in ten pregnant women during the first, second and third trimesters. Clinically the gingival index (GI) was found to be higher during pregnancy than in the control group. The percentage of the T3, T4 and B cells appeared to decrease in peripheral blood and gingival tissues during pregnancy as compared to control group.
Aboul-Dahab
O M
OM
Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University.
el-Sherbiny
M M
MM
Abdel-Rahman
R
R
Shoeb
M
M
D000328:Adult; D016175:B-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology; D016516:CD4-CD8 Ratio; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D005881:Gingiva / Q000276:immunology; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D018655:Lymphocyte Count; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000276:immunology*; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology*; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000276:immunology