Sensory Neuropeptides and Endogenous Opioids Expression in Human Dental Pulp with Asymptomatic Inflammation: In Vivo Study

Table 1

Expression levels for substance P (SP), calcitonin-gene related peptide (CGRP), β-endorphins (β-End), and methionine-enkephalin (Met-Enk) in the control group (CTRg) and the asymptomatic inflammation group (EXPg).

Group	Neuropeptides/endogenous opioids
	SP	CGRP	β-End	Met-Enk
CTRg	83.51 ± 11.35	13.73 ± 2.84	12.44 ± 1.74	2.29 ± 0.84
EXPg	145.93 ± 119.26	22.46 ± 3.06	16.51 ± 8.95	10.74 ± 13.78
value	<0.05	<0.05	>0.05	>0.05

Data are presented in picograms of each substance per milligram of dental pulp simple.
Statistically significant difference.