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Enhanced activity of macrophage M1/M2 phenotypes in periodontitis.
Archives of oral biology - 1 Dec 2018
Yang Jingmei, Zhu Yan, Duan Dingyu, Wang Panpan, Xin Yuejiao, Bai Lin, Liu Yiying, Xu Yi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Monocytes/macrophages play a key role in mobilizing host defense against microbial infection. The selectivity of gene expression can turn macrophages into M1- or M2-type and the plasticity and differentiation of both M1 and M2 macrophages may play important roles in the development of periodontal disease. Our research aimed to study the association between the ratio of M1/M2 macrophage and inflammatory...
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