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Elevated Matrix Metalloproteinase Levels in Bronchi Infected with Periodontopathogenic Bacteria

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether bronchial colonisations/infections with periodontopathogenic bacteria are associated with elevated inflammatory markers such as MMPs, interleukins and Tumor necrosis factor alpha in the bronchial fluid. METHODS: Periodontal status was assessed in consecutive outpatie...

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Autores principales: Bernasconi, Luca, Ramenzoni, Liza L., Al-Majid, Ahmed, Tini, Gabrielo M., Graber, Sereina M., Schmidlin, Patrick R., Irani, Sarosh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4681451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26656474
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144461