Article
Th17 and Th1 Lymphocytes Are Correlated with Chronic Periodontitis.
Immunological investigations - 1 Jan 2016
Chen Xiao-Tao, Chen Li-Li, Tan Jing-Yi, Shi Dan-Hui, Ke Ting, Lei Li-Hong
Abstract excerpt
T cells are involved in the homeostasis of periodontal tissues and mediate bone loss in periodontitis, but the involvement of T-helper cells in chronic periodontitis (CP) in a Chinese population is still unclear. This study aimed to assess the distribution of peripheral and local T helper (Th17)...
Topics
- Adult
- Biomarkers
- Biopsy
- Case-Control Studies
- Chronic Periodontitis
- Cytokines
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Humans
- Immunophenotyping
- Lymphocyte Count
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets
- Th1 Cells
- Th17 Cells