title: Neuroendocrine cells in the dental pulp in health and disease.
abstract: Neuroendocrine cells were identified in human dental pulp by immunohistochemical method using monoclonal antibodies. A population of neuroendocrine cells positively reacting to neuron-specific enolase, synaptophysin, chromogranin A, and stained with paraldehyde-fuchsin, was detected in the subodontoblastic layer of the pulp. Changes in their count, morphology, and function in caries and pulpitis concomitant with periodontitis were proven.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cytology, Embryology, and Histology, Chuvash State University, Cheboksary. moskov_av@mail.ru
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Moskovskii
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems / Q000166:cytology*; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers