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TLR2 promoter hypermethylation creates innate immune dysbiosis.
Journal of dental research - 1 Jan 2015
Benakanakere M, Abdolhosseini M, Hosur K, Finoti L S, Kinane D F
Abstract excerpt
Periodontitis is a common chronic inflammatory disease that is initiated by a complex microbial biofilm that poses significant health and financial burdens globally. Porphyromonas gingivalis is a predominant pathogen that maintains chronic inflammatory periodontitis. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play an important role in periodontitis by recognizing pathogens and maintaining tissue homeostasis. Deficiencies in TLR...
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