Group II phospholipase A2 in human gingiva with periodontal disease

Fourteen kilodalton phospholipase A2 molecules (PLA2) are classified into two groups, I- and II-PLA2, and only the latter has been considered to play a pathogenetic role in various forms of tissue inflammation. Previously we demonstrated high PLA2 activity in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) of patie...

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Main Authors: H. Shinohara, T. Komatsubara, H. Tojo, M. Okamoto, S. Nishikawa, T. Nagata, H. Ishida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1995-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0962935195000159