The regulations of migration, proliferation, and differentiation of resident cells and of the
production of tissue matrix in a healthy state are major aspects of periodontal tissue …

Soluble proteins that serve as mediators of cell function and are produced by various cell
types, such as structural and inflammatory cells, are collectively called cytokines. Several …

Recent advances in cellular and molecular biology have allowed investigators to better
understand the mechanisms of inflammatory and immune responses in many infectious …

Cytokines and selective inflammatory mediators play crucial roles in the maintenance of
tissue homeostasis. Growth factors such as fibroblast growth factor, platelet-derived growth …

Inflammatory periodontal disease is a consequence of the interaction of environmental,
genetic, host and microbial factors. Destruction of tooth supporting tissues in susceptible …

The article discusses the protective and destructive roles of cytokine responses against
periodontal infections. It stresses the activities and functions of the protein molecule …

The periodontium is the whole collagenous apparatus surrounding the tooth structure. It is
necessary to keep the tooth fixed to the underlying alveolar bone and sustained in its place …

A large number of potential regulatory mechanisms have been described which may be
involved in the control of cell function in the periodontium. In this review, soluble effector …

Both rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontitis (PD) are complex chronic inflammatory
diseases who share a multitude of susceptibility factors (especially genetic and …

Chronic inflammatory periodontal disease manifests clinically as at least two distinct entities.
Evidence based on microbiological, immunological and animal model studies has shown …