Anticytokine therapy for periodontal diseases: Where are we now?

Anticytokine therapy for periodontal diseases: Where are we now?

Periodontal destruction is initiated by bacteria that stimulate host responses leading to excess production of cytokines. Anticytokine therapy for periodontal diseases especially targets proinflammatory cytokines, that is, TNF-α, IL-1, and IL-6, because these are essential for the initiatio...

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Main Authors: Waykole Yogesh, Doiphode S, Rakhewar P, Mhaske Maya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
Subjects:
IL-1
IL-6
proinflammatory cytokines
soluble receptors
TNF
Online Access:http://www.jisponline.com/article.asp?issn=0972-124X;year=2009;volume=13;issue=2;spage=64;epage=68;aulast=Waykole

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