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

• Auteurs principaux: Raghunathan Jagannathan (Auteur), Thodur Madapusi Balaji (Auteur), Swaminathan Rajendran (Auteur), V. Raj Prabhu (Auteur), Saranya Varadarajan (Auteur), Supraja Ajitkumar (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...