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Colocalization of Porphyromonas gingivalis with CD4+ T cells in periodontal disease.
FEMS immunology and medical microbiology - 1 Mar 2012
Guyodo Helene, Meuric Vincent, Le Pottier Laetitia, Martin Bénédicte, Faili Ahmad, Pers Jacques-Olivier, Bonnaure-Mallet Martine
Abstract excerpt
Porphyromonas gingivalis, an anaerobic, asaccharolytic gram-negative bacterium, is a causative agent in chronic periodontitis. It has many virulence factors that facilitate infection of the gingiva, but little is known about the local immune cells that respond to this bacterium. The aims of this study were to quantify P. gingivalis in gingival biopsies from patients with periodontitis using laser capture...
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