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Profile of Cytokine mRNA Expression in Chronic Adult Periodontitis
1 Dec 1997
Abstract excerpt
Chronic inflammation induced by bacteria often leads to host-mediated destruction of tissues adjacent to the sites of microbial insult. The chronic inflammatory process of adult periodontitis results in the destruction of supporting osseous and connective tissues of the teeth. We hypothesized that virulence factors of periodontal pathogens such as lipopolysaccharide stimulate inflammatory cytokine expression by...
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