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The interleukin-10 knockout mouse is highly susceptible to Porphyromonas gingivalis-induced alveolar bone loss.
Journal of periodontal research - 1 Dec 2004
Sasaki Hajime, Okamatsu Yoshimasa, Kawai Toshihisa, Kent Ralph, Taubman Martin, Stashenko Philip
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Interleukin-10 is an anti-inflammatory cytokine that reduces periapical bone loss, but its role in periodontal bone loss is unclear. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that endogenous interleukin-10 is a potent suppressor of Porphyromonas gingivalis-induced alveolar bone loss in vivo. METHODS: Interleukin-10 knockout (-/-) and wild-type mice were inoculated intraorally with P. gingivalis....
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