Survival, Retention, and Selective Proliferation of Lymphocytes Is Mediated by Gingival Fibroblasts

Survival, Retention, and Selective Proliferation of Lymphocytes Is Mediated by Gingival Fibroblasts

Periodontitis, a chronic inflammatory disease of the periodontium, is characterized by osteoclast-mediated alveolar bone destruction. Gingival fibroblasts (GFs) present in the bone-lining mucosa have the capacity to activate the formation of osteoclasts, but little is known about which local immune...

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Main Authors: Carolyn G. J. Moonen, Sven T. Alders, Hetty J. Bontkes, Ton Schoenmaker, Elena A. Nicu, Bruno G. Loos, Teun J. de Vries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
osteoclast formation
osteoimmunology
gingival fibroblast
peripheral blood cells
cell–cell interaction
leukocytes
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.01725/full

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