PAR-2 expression in the gingival crevicular fluid reflects chronic periodontitis severity

• Main Authors: Henrique FUKUSHIMA (Author), Vanessa Tubero Euzebio ALVES (Author), Verônica Franco de CARVALHO (Author), Lucas Macedo Batitucci AMBRÓSIO (Author), Rosangela Aparecida dos Santos EICHLER (Author), Maria Helena Catelli de CARVALHO (Author), Luciana SARAIVA (Author), Marinella HOLZHAUSEN (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Recent studies investigating protease-activated receptor type 2 (PAR-2) suggest an association between the receptor and periodontal inflammation. It is known that gingipain, a bacterial protease secreted by the important periodontopathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis can activate PAR-2. Previo...