Modulation of inflammasome activity by Porphyromonas gingivalis in periodontitis and associated systemic diseases
Inflammasomes are large multiprotein complexes localized in the cytoplasm of the cell. They are responsible for the maturation of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and IL-18 as well as for the activation of inflammatory cell death, the so-called pyroptosis. Inflammasomes asse...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2016-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Oral Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.journaloforalmicrobiology.net/index.php/jom/article/view/30385/44750 |