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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |