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Purification and Characterization of a Novel Cysteine Proteinase (Periodontain) from Porphyromonas gingivalis
1 Apr 1999
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Periodontal disease is characterized by inflammation of the periodontium manifested by recruitment of neutrophils, which can degranulate, releasing powerful proteinases responsible for destruction of connective tissues, and eventual loss of tooth attachment. Although the presence of host proteinase inhibitors (serpins) should minimize tissue damage by endogenous proteinases, this is not seen clinically, and it...
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