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Streptococcus gordonii lipoproteins induce IL-8 in human periodontal ligament cells.
Molecular immunology - 1 Nov 2017
Kim A Reum, Ahn Ki Bum, Kim Hyun Young, Seo Ho Seong, Kum Kee-Yeon, Yun Cheol-Heui, Han Seung Hyun
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus gordonii, a Gram-positive oral bacterium, is a life-threatening pathogen that causes infective endocarditis. It is frequently isolated from the periapical lesions of patients with apical periodontitis and has thus been implicated in inflammatory responses. However, little is known about the virulence factors of S. gordonii responsible for the induction of inflammatory responses in the periapical...
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