Osteoimmunology in periodontitis; a paradigm for Th17/IL-17 inflammatory bone loss.

Ikeuchi, Tomoko; Moutsopoulos, Niki M · Bone · 2022

review · Level V

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Abstract

Periodontitis is a prevalent human disease of inflammation-induced bone destruction. Through studies in patient lesions of rare and common forms of periodontitis and animal model experimentation, Th17/IL-17 related immune pathways have emerged as mediators of disease pathology. In this focused review, we examine mechanisms of induction, amplification and pathogenicity of Th17 cells in periodontitis.

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