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T cell response mediated by myeloid cell-derived IL-12 is responsible for Porphyromonas gingivalis-induced periodontitis in IL-10-deficient mice.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 May 2008
Sasaki Hajime, Suzuki Noriyuki, Kent Ralph, Kawashima Nobuyuki, Takeda Junji, Stashenko Philip
Abstract excerpt
Periodontal disease is a chronic inflammatory disease in the oral cavity, which culminates in alveolar bone loss. Porphyromonas gingivalis is a consensus periodontal pathogen that has been implicated in adult forms of periodontitis. We previously demonstrated that IL-10-deficient mice exhibit a hyperinflammatory phenotype and are highly susceptible to P. gingivalis-induced periodontitis, indicating an important...
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