Possible Protective Role of NLRC4 Inflammasome in Periodontal Diseases: A Preliminary Study

• Main Authors: Sneha Parameswaran (Author), Vanaja Krishna Naik (Author), Kubra Aral (Author), Sugirtharaj Gunasekaran (Author), Devapriya Appukuttan (Author), Michael R Milward (Author), Ramya Ramadoss (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Inflammasomes are multiprotein complexes, which regulate proinflammatory cytokines, Interleukin-18 (IL-18), and Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) that are associated with periodontal breakdown. This study investigated the expression of NOD-like receptor pyrin domain-containing-3 (NLRP3) and NOD-l...