Differential regulation of circulating levels of molecular chaperones in patients undergoing treatment for periodontal disease.

Evidence is emerging that molecular chaperones, in addition to their intracellular protein folding actions, can act as intercellular signaling proteins with an ability to modulate leukocyte function. Recent evidence has also shown that these proteins can exist in the circulation and may be involved...

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Main Authors: Alireza Shamaei-Tousi, Francesco D'Aiuto, Luigi Nibali, Andrew Steptoe, Anthony R M Coates, Mohamed Parkar, Nikos Donos, Brian Henderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2065903?pdf=render