Host defense against oral microbiota by bone-damaging T cells

Host defense against oral microbiota by bone-damaging T cells

IL-17-producing T cells are protective against infection, but the authors of this article previously showed that these cells also contribute to inflammatory bone destruction. Here they show in the context of periodontitis that microbiota-driven Th17-mediated bone destruction may actually be a physio...

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Main Authors: Masayuki Tsukasaki, Noriko Komatsu, Kazuki Nagashima, Takeshi Nitta, Warunee Pluemsakunthai, Chisa Shukunami, Yoichiro Iwakura, Tomoki Nakashima, Kazuo Okamoto, Hiroshi Takayanagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03147-6

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03147-6

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