サイトカインの放出とNLRP3炎症ゾームの活性化が,少量の口腔細菌バイオフィルムによって誘発される

Maribasappa Karched1, Radhika Guleri Bhardwaj2, Manal Abu Al-Melh3

  • 1Department of Bioclinical Sciences, College of Dentistry, Kuwait University, Jabriya, Kuwait.

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まとめ

低濃度の細菌種のバイオフィルムはNLRP3炎症体を強く活性化し,免疫細胞に炎症性サイトカインを誘発する. これは口腔の炎症性疾患の新たな治療目標を示唆している.

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