IMMUNOPATHOGENETIC MECHANISMS OF PERIODONTAL DISEASE AND POSTMENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROSIS

Osteoporosis and periodontitis are widespread diseases among male and female population, whose incidence increases with aging. The basic pathogenic mechanism of osteoporosis and periodontal disease is a bone resorption with increased production of proinflammatory cytokines: interleukin IL-1β, IL-6,...

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Main Authors: Nadica Đorđević, Marija Medarov, Miloš Kostić, Milica Petrović, Snežana Cekić, Zorica Ajduković
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University in Nis, Faculty of Medicine 2012-01-01
Series:Acta Medica Medianae
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Online Access:http://publisher.medfak.ni.ac.rs/2012-html/4-broj/Milica%20Petrovic%20-%20Immunopathogenetic.pdf