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Rheumatoid arthritis and periodontal disease: What are the similarities and differences?
International journal of rheumatic diseases - 1 Dec 2017
Li Rongbin, Tian Cheng, Postlethwaite Arnold, Jiao Yan, Garcia-Godoy Franklin, Pattanaik Debendra, Wei Dongmei, Gu Weikuan, Li Jianwei
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontal disease (PD) are chronic inflammatory diseases that share similar osteoclasia, human leukocyte antigen-DR4 allelic genes and immunological profile, and characteristic cytokines. Smoking can contribute to more severe RA and PD; secretion of pro-inflammatory mediators destroys the soft synovial membrane and periodontium, respectively. Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies...
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