The role of COX-2, caspase-1 and IL-17 in pericoronitis-related inflammation due to lower third molar impaction
Background: Inflammation of the pericorona due to lower third molar impaction (LTMI) is often diagnosed as pericoronitis. Expression of cyclooxigenase-2 (COX-2) and caspase-1 may be induced by lipopolysacharide (LPS) and cause pyroptosis with minimal inflammation. When LPS activates toll-like recept...
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| Language: | English |
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Universitas Airlangga
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Dental Journal: Majalah Kedokteran Gigi |
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| Online Access: | https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/MKG/article/view/12411 |