Transcriptome profiling analysis of senescent gingival fibroblasts in response to Fusobacterium nucleatum infection.

Periodontal disease is caused by dental plaque biofilms. Fusobacterium nucleatum is an important periodontal pathogen involved in the development of bacterial complexity in dental plaque biofilms. Human gingival fibroblasts (GFs) act as the first line of defense against oral microorganisms and local...

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Main Authors: Sun-Hee Ahn, Seongmin Chun, Chungoo Park, Jong-Hee Lee, Seok-Woo Lee, Tae-Hoon Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5708803?pdf=render