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...
Main Authors: | , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2013-01-01
|
Series: | Frontiers in Dentistry |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://jdt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jdt/article/view/711 |
Search Result 1