Expression levels of th-2 and th-17 characteristic genes in healthy tissue versus periodontitis.

• Main Authors: Parichehr Behfarnia (Author), Reza Birang (Author), Seyed Sajad Pishva (Author), Mazdak Ghanjalikhani Hakemi (Author), Mitra Mohammadi Khorasani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The T helper 17 (Th17) cells have been suggested to have osteoclast activating effects while T helper 2 (Th2) cells are considered to have an osteoprotective role in periodontitis. This study was to compare the markers of Th17 cells (RORC2 and IL-17 genes) with that of Th2 cells (IL-4 and GATA-3 gen...