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Increased release of IL-12p70 by monocytes after periodontal therapy.
Journal of clinical periodontology - 1 Dec 2003
Fokkema S J, Loos B G, de Slegte C, Burger W, Piscaer M, IJzerman Y, Van der Velden U
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OBJECTIVES: It has been suggested that periodontal inflammation may result in an altered immune response. The peripheral immune capacity in periodontitis patients can be investigated using lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated whole blood cell cultures (WBCC), known to reflect the behavior of monocytes in particular. A previous study in our laboratory revealed that monocytes in the stimulated cultures from...
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