Role of Cathepsin S in Periodontal Inflammation and Infection

• Main Authors: S. Memmert (Author), A. Damanaki (Author), A. V. B. Nogueira (Author), S. Eick (Author), M. Nokhbehsaim (Author), A. K. Papadopoulou (Author), A. Till (Author), B. Rath (Author), S. Jepsen (Author), W. Götz (Author), C. Piperi (Author), E. K. Basdra (Author), J. A. Cirelli (Author), A. Jäger (Author), J. Deschner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cathepsin S is a cysteine protease and regulator of autophagy with possible involvement in periodontitis. The objective of this study was to investigate whether cathepsin S is involved in the pathogenesis of periodontal diseases. Human periodontal fibroblasts were cultured under inflammatory and inf...