Pam2CSK4 (TLR2 agonist) induces periodontal destruction in mice

• Main Authors: João Antonio Chaves de SOUZA (Author), Fernando Augusto Cintra MAGALHÃES (Author), Guilherme Jose Pimentel Lopes de OLIVEIRA (Author), Rafael Scaf DE MOLON (Author), José Antonio ZUANON (Author), Pedro Paulo Chaves de SOUZA (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Lipoproteins are important bacterial immunostimulating molecules capable of inducing receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB (RANKL) and osteoclast formation in vitro and in vivo . Although these molecules are present in periodontopathogenic bacteria, their role in periodontitis is not know...