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Saliva initiates the formation of pro-inflammatory macrophages in vitro.
Archives of oral biology - 1 Jan 2017
Pourgonabadi Solmaz, Müller Heinz-Dieter, Mendes João Rui, Gruber Reinhard
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Saliva can support oral wound healing, a process that requires a temporary inflammatory reaction. We have reported previously that saliva provokes a strong inflammatory response in oral fibroblasts. Bone marrow cells also give rise to macrophages, a heterogeneous subset of cell population involved in wound healing. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and interleukin 4 (IL-4) induce activation of pro-(M1), and...
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