Regulation of Ghrelin Receptor by Periodontal Bacteria In Vitro and In Vivo

• Main Authors: Marjan Nokhbehsaim (Author), Anna Damanaki (Author), Andressa Vilas Boas Nogueira (Author), Sigrun Eick (Author), Svenja Memmert (Author), Xiaoyan Zhou (Author), Shanika Nanayakkara (Author), Werner Götz (Author), Joni Augusto Cirelli (Author), Andreas Jäger (Author), James Deschner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ghrelin plays a major role in obesity-related diseases which have been shown to be associated with periodontitis. This study sought to analyze the expression of the functional receptor for ghrelin (GHS-R1a) in periodontal cells and tissues under microbial conditions in vitro and in vivo. The GHS-R1a...