Localization and changes in NADPH-diaphorase reactivity and nitric oxide synthase immunoreactivity in rat pulp following tooth preparation - PubMed (original) (raw)

Comparative Study

. 1999 Oct;78(10):1585-95.

doi: 10.1177/00220345990780100301.

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Comparative Study

Localization and changes in NADPH-diaphorase reactivity and nitric oxide synthase immunoreactivity in rat pulp following tooth preparation

A S Law et al. J Dent Res. 1999 Oct.

Abstract

Inflammatory changes in the dental pulp are accompanied by release of a wide variety of chemical mediators. Nitric oxide, an oxidative free radical produced by the enzyme nitric oxide synthase (NOS), has been implicated in multiple inflammatory processes, which makes it a suitable marker for changes which likely occur following tooth pulp insult. Since limited information on nitric oxide in the pulp is available, it is necessary first to examine relative distributions of NOS in uninflamed and inflamed rat pulp. We accomplished this by characterizing regions of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate diaphorase (NADPH-d) activity and the distribution of both macrophage NOS (macNOS) and neuronal NOS (nNOS) immunoreactivity in normal and inflamed rat molar pulp at multiple time points. The results showed that: (1) deep cavity preparation on the mesial surface of the molar produced a time-dependent inflammation, with acute inflammation early progressing to chronic, granulomatous inflammation with necrosis later that spread preferentially down the mesial root; (2) control (non-prepared) teeth showed a relatively faint and homogeneous distribution of NADPH-d and macNOS reactivity but no discernible nNOS reactivity; (3) inflamed teeth displayed localized increased intensity of NADPH-d and macNOS reactivity surrounding the inflamed area of pulp, but no increased nNOS activity; (4) pulp vessels supplying the inflamed area showed increased NADPH-d reactivity, but no increased macNOS or nNOS reactivity; and (5) neither NADPH-d, macNOS, nor nNOS reactivity was observed in pulpal nerves. Therefore, nitric oxide may mediate the pulpal inflammatory response through its effects on the paralesional pulp tissue and surrounding endothelial/vascular structures.

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