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Does peri-implant bone loss affect the LL-37 and proteinase 3 levels in peri-implant sulcus fluid?

BACKGROUND: Inactive human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide is present in neutrophils, and proteinase 3 activates this peptide by producing active LL-37 peptide. LL-37 acts as a defensive peptide in the oral tissues. In the present study, the aim was to evaluate LL-37 and proteinase 3 levels in pe...

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Autores principales: Turkoglu, Oya, Efeoglu, Candan, Atmaca, Harika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7398999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32748292
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40729-020-00240-8