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Attenuation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt signaling pathway by Porphyromonas gingivalis gingipains RgpA, RgpB, and Kgp.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 20 Feb 2015
Nakayama Masaaki, Inoue Tetsuyoshi, Naito Mariko, Nakayama Koji, Ohara Naoya
Abstract excerpt
Porphyromonas gingivalis is a major pathogen of periodontal diseases, including periodontitis. We have investigated the effect of P. gingivalis infection on the PI3K/Akt (protein kinase B) signaling pathway in gingival epithelial cells. Here, we found that live P. gingivalis, but not heat-killed...
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