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Potential role of periodontal pathogens in compromising epithelial barrier function by inducing epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
Journal of periodontal research - 1 Aug 2018
Abdulkareem A A, Shelton R M, Landini G, Cooper P R, Milward M R
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process by which epithelial cells acquire a mesenchymal-like phenotype and this may be induced by exposure to gram-negative bacteria. It has been proposed that EMT is responsible for compromising epithelial barrier function in the pathogenesis of several diseases. However, the possible role of EMT in the pathogenesis of periodontitis has not...
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