PPAD, Porphyromonas gingivalis and the subgingival microbiome in periodontitis and autoantibody-positive individuals at risk of rheumatoid arthritis
There is an epidemiological association between periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The subgingival microbiota may play an important role in the link between the two diseases. Porphyromonas gingivalis, which produces a peptidyl-arginine deiminase (PPAD) capable of citrullinating proteins, i...
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University of Leeds
2018
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Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.759809 |