Serum levels of antimicrobial peptides (Cathelicidins and Beta Defensins-1) in patients with periodontitis

Background: periodontitis is a multifactorial oral inflammatory disease characterized by the gradual loss of bone and eventual tooth loss. It starts with microbes and is then influenced by the environment. A diverse family of host defense major compounds known as antimicrobial peptides react quickl...

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Published in:	Journal of Baghdad College of Dentistry
Main Authors:	Fatima Z Al-Daragi, Batool H Al-Ghurabi, Nik Nairan Abdullah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	College of Dentistry/ University of Baghdad 2024-03-01
Subjects:	periodontitis, antimicrobial peptides, cathelicidins, human beta defensins-1
Online Access:	https://www.jbcd.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/jbcd/article/view/3586