Expression levels of th-2 and th-17 characteristic genes in healthy tissue versus periodontitis.

The T helper 17 (Th17) cells have been suggested to have osteoclast activating effects while T helper 2 (Th2) cells are considered to have an osteoprotective role in periodontitis. This study was to compare the markers of Th17 cells (RORC2 and IL-17 genes) with that of Th2 cells (IL-4 and GATA-3 gen...

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Main Authors: Parichehr Behfarnia, Reza Birang, Seyed Sajad Pishva, Mazdak Ghanjalikhani Hakemi, Mitra Mohammadi Khorasani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Dentistry
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Online Access:https://jdt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jdt/article/view/711