LPS調

Anbo Dong1, Markku Lehto2,3,4, Jukka Putaala5

  • 1Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.

Frontiers in microbiology
|February 16, 2026
PubMed
まとめ

LL-37とポリミキシンBによる経口バイオフィルムにおけるリポポリサッカリド (LPS) 毒性を調節すると,炎症が著しく減少します. これらの化合物は,歯周病の予防と治療のための補助療法として有望を示しています.

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