Houttuynia cordata suppresses the Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans-induced increase of inflammatory-related genes in cultured human gingival epithelial cells

Background/purpose: Periodontitis is an infectious inflammatory disease. Gingival epithelium is the primary barrier against invasion of microorganisms and produces inflammatory cytokines. Our previous studies showed that regulating the function on the gingival epithelium was useful in suppressing th...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Ahamedul Kabir, Tsuyoshi Fujita, Kazuhisa Ouhara, Mikihito Kajiya, Shinji Matsuda, Hideki Shiba, Hidemi Kurihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:Journal of Dental Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790214000361

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