Henry Charles H, Whittum-Hudson Judith A, Tull Gregory T, Wolford Larry M
Keene, NH, USA.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2007 Jul;104(1):e22-6. doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2007.01.003. Epub 2007 May 7.
The objective of this study was to determine if temporomandibular joint (TMJ) samples positive for Chlamydia trachomatis have a greater presence of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) or interleukin-6 (IL-6) when compared with Chlamydia-negative samples.
Posterior bilaminar tissue samples removed during TMJ surgery from 70 patients were evaluated. Cryosections were stained using monoclonal antibody that identifies C. trachomatis. The presence of IL-6 and TNFalpha were evaluated by immunostaining in 15 samples positive and in 25 samples negative for the presence of C. trachomatis.
Of the 70 TMJ samples, 32 (46%) were positive for C. trachomatis. In 15 samples positive for C. trachomatis, 10 (67%) were positive for TNFalpha and 7 (47%) for IL-6. In 25 samples negative for C. trachomatis, only 4 (16%) were positive for TNFalpha and only 2 (8%) for IL-6. Differences in C. trachomatis-positive samples versus negative were significant for both TNFalpha (P < .002) and IL-6 (P < .008).
The presence of C. trachomatis in the TMJ is associated with a significantly increased presence of TNFalpha and IL-6.
本研究的目的是确定与沙眼衣原体阴性样本相比,沙眼衣原体阳性的颞下颌关节(TMJ)样本中肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNFα)或白细胞介素-6(IL-6)的含量是否更高。
对70例患者TMJ手术中切除的双侧后层组织样本进行评估。冰冻切片用识别沙眼衣原体的单克隆抗体染色。通过免疫染色评估15例沙眼衣原体阳性样本和25例沙眼衣原体阴性样本中IL-6和TNFα的存在情况。
70例TMJ样本中,32例(46%)沙眼衣原体呈阳性。在15例沙眼衣原体阳性样本中,10例(67%)TNFα呈阳性,7例(47%)IL-6呈阳性。在25例沙眼衣原体阴性样本中,只有4例(16%)TNFα呈阳性,只有2例(8%)IL-6呈阳性。沙眼衣原体阳性样本与阴性样本在TNFα(P < .002)和IL-6(P < .008)方面的差异均具有统计学意义。
TMJ中沙眼衣原体的存在与TNFα和IL-6的含量显著增加有关。