Potential effect of IL-33/ST2 signal pathway on alveolar bone loss

• Main Authors: Aleksić Milena D. (Author), Lukić Aleksandra M. (Author)
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• 出版: Medicinski fakultet i Klinika za stomatologiju, Niš, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: ST2 is a member of IL-1R receptor family and interleukin -33 (IL-33) is its natural ligand. IL-33 functions as an 'alarmin' released upon necrotic cell death to alert the immune system to tissue damage. As ST2 receptor is expressed on many immune cells, IL-33/ST2 signal pathw...