Chronic Periodontal Disease and COVID - 19 Complications: Mechanistic Links Through Increase of CD14+ CD16+ Monocytes Blood Count

• Main Authors: Raghunathan Jagannathan (Author), Thodur Madapusi Balaji (Author), Swaminathan Rajendran (Author), V. Raj Prabhu (Author), Saranya Varadarajan (Author), Supraja Ajitkumar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: It is well known that the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 could enter the human host through the oral cavity. In patients with periodontal disease, there is an increase of Furin, Cathepsin, and CD14+ CD16+ monocytes. The hypothesis stated here sheds light on the regular need of p...