Anticytokine therapy for periodontal diseases: Where are we now?

• Principais autores: Waykole Yogesh (Autor), Doiphode S (Autor), Rakhewar P (Autor), Mhaske Maya (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Periodontal destruction is initiated by bacteria that stimulate host responses leading to excess production of cytokines. Anticytokine therapy for periodontal diseases especially targets proinflammatory cytokines, that is, TNF-α, IL-1, and IL-6, because these are essential for the initiatio...