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Characterization of CD4+CD25+ natural regulatory T cells in the inflammatory infiltrate of human chronic periodontitis.
Journal of leukocyte biology - 1 Jul 2008
Cardoso Cristina Ribeiro, Garlet Gustavo Pompermaier, Moreira Ana Paula, Júnior Wálter Martins, Rossi Marcos Antônio, Silva João Santana
Abstract excerpt
Periodontitis is an infectious disease, where putative periodontopathogens trigger chronic inflammatory and immune responses against periodontal structures, in which an unbalanced host response is also determinant to the disease outcome. It is reasonable to assume that patient susceptibility to periodontal tissue destruction could be determined by the balance between the response against periodontopathogens and...
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