Subchronic Infection of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Tannerella forsythia Stimulates an Immune Response but Not Arthritis in Experimental Murine Model

• Main Authors: Jorday Hernández-Aguas (Author), José Luis Montiel-Hernández (Author), Myriam A. De La Garza-Ramos (Author), Rosa Velia Ruiz-Ramos (Author), Erandi Escamilla García (Author), Mario Alberto Guzmán-García (Author), Esperanza Raquel Ayón-Haro (Author), Mario Alberto Garza-Elizondo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Studies have proposed that Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) and Tannerella forsythia (Tf) promote a nonspecific inflammatory response that could produce systemic disease. Oral inoculation of Pg and Tf on the immune and arthritis response was evaluated in BALB/C mice divided into four groups: (1) sham;...