Altered T-cell responses by the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis.

Several studies support an association between the chronic inflammatory diseases periodontitis and atherosclerosis with a crucial role for the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis. However, the interplay between this pathogen and the adaptive immune system, including T-cells, is sparsely in...

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Main Authors: Hazem Khalaf, Torbjörn Bengtsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3440346?pdf=render