Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Mechanisms of <i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i> and <i>Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans</i>
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease of unknown etiology characterized by immune-mediated damage of synovial joints and antibodies to citrullinated antigens. Periodontal disease, a bacterial-induced inflammatory disease of the periodontium, is commonly observed in RA and has implicated...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/9/1309 |