Porphyromonas gingivalis is a Gram-negative oral anaerobe that is involved in the
pathogenesis of periodontitis, an inflammatory disease that destroys the tissues supporting …

Buduneli N, Kinane DF: Host‐derived diagnostic markers related to soft tissue destruction
and bone degradation in periodontitis. J Clin Periodontol 2011; 38 (Suppl. 11): 85–105. doi …

Neutrophils (also called polymorphonuclear leukocytes) are the most abundant leukocytes
whose primary purpose as anti-microbial professional phagocytes is to kill extracellular …

Background: Current publications present contradictory findings regarding interleukin-8 (IL-
8) levels in patients with chronic periodontitis (CP). This systematic review compile …

The pathogenesis of the chronic periodontal disease is associated with a skewed host
inflammatory response to periodontal pathogens, such as Porphyromonas gingivalis, that …

The cytokine IL-33 is constitutively expressed in epithelial cells and it augments Th2
cytokine-mediated inflammatory responses by regulating innate immune cells. We aimed to …

Cytokines are thought to play an important role in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease.
Because periodontal disease is known for its inhomogeneous distribution within the …

Periodontal diseases, primarily gingivitis and periodontitis, are characterised by progressive
inflammation and tissue destruction. However, they are unusual in that they are not also …

Periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSC) play an important role in periodontal tissue
homeostasis/turnover and could be applied in cell-based periodontal regenerative therapy …

Aim To investigate the in vivo role of gingipains in Porphyromonas gingivalis' virulence, and
suggest a possible host mechanisms through which the bacteria cause alveolar bone loss …