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GM-CSF and uPA are required for Porphyromonas gingivalis-induced alveolar bone loss in a mouse periodontitis model.
Immunology and cell biology - 1 Sept 2015
Lam Roselind S, O'Brien-Simpson Neil M, Hamilton John A, Lenzo Jason C, Holden James A, Brammar Gail C, Orth Rebecca K, Tan Yan, Walsh Katrina A, Fleetwood Andrew J, Reynolds Eric C
Abstract excerpt
Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) can contribute to the progression of chronic inflammatory diseases with possible involvement of macrophages. In this study, we investigated the role of both GM-CSF and uPA in Porphyromonas gingivalis-induced experimental periodontitis using GM-CSF-/- and uPA-/- mice. Intra-oral inoculation of wild-type (WT)...
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