Article
Lipopolysaccharide and hypoxia-induced HIF-1 activation in human gingival fibroblasts.
Journal of periodontology - 1 Jun 2012
Li Jing-Ping, Li François Y L, Xu Aimin, Cheng Bin, Tsao Sai Wah, Fung Man-Lung, Leung W Keung
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We previously reported that chronic periodontal inflammation causes the accumulation of the transcriptional activator hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) in human gingival fibroblasts (HGFs) in vivo. Here, evidence is provided that bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and cellular hypoxia, both associated with periodontitis, can individually, or in combination, lead to the accumulation and activation...
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