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Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 707985, 11 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/707985
Research Article

Experimental Model of Zymosan-Induced Arthritis in the Rat Temporomandibular Joint: Role of Nitric Oxide and Neutrophils

Hellíada Vasconcelos Chaves,1,2 Ronaldo de Albuquerque Ribeiro,3 André Mattos Brito de Souza,3 Antonio Alfredo Rodrigues e Silva,1 Antoniella Souza Gomes,3 Mariana Lima Vale,3 Mirna Marques Bezerra,2 and Gerly Anne de Castro Brito4

1Faculty of Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará, Sobral Campus, Avenida Comandante Maurocélio Rocha Pontes, 100 Derby, 62042-280 Sobral, CE, Brazil
2Faculty of Medicine of Sobral , Federal University of Ceará, Sobral Campus, Avenida Comandante Maurocélio Rocha Pontes, 100 Derby, 62042-280 Sobral, CE, Brazil
3Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Coronel Nunes Valente, 1315 Rodolfo Teófilo, 60430-270 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
4Department of Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Delmiro de Farias, Porangabussu, 60440-261 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

Received 15 September 2010; Revised 2 December 2010; Accepted 9 December 2010

Academic Editor: Oreste Gualillo

Copyright © 2011 Hellíada Vasconcelos Chaves et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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