Comparative evaluation of IL-17 and TGF-β expression in tissues of patients with chronic periodontitis and healthy individuals using real-time PCR

• Main Authors: Kazem Fatemi (Author), Seyed Abdolrahim Rezaee (Author), Amir Moeintaghavi (Author), Farid Shiezadeh (Author), Golnaz Dadpour (Author), Mohammad Rasoul Asadinezhad (Author), Nahid Nasrabadi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. The present study aimed to determine the association between periodontal disease and the Th17/Treg balance by examining the genetic expression of IL-17 and TGF-β, which influence incidence and suppression of inflammation. Methods. In this case-control study, samples were collected in a r...