Interleukin-8 responses of multi-layer gingival epithelia to subgingival biofilms: role of the "red complex" species.

Periodontitis is an infectious inflammatory disease that results in the destruction of the tooth-supporting (periodontal) tissues. The Gram-negative anaerobic species Porphyromonas gingivalis, Tannerella forsythia and Treponema denticola, (also known as the "red complex" species) are highl...

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Main Authors: Georgios N Belibasakis, Thomas Thurnheer, Nagihan Bostanci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3858256?pdf=render