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ArticleIranian journal of basic medical sciences2017

Detection of Th17/Treg cells and related factors in gingival tissues and peripheral blood of rats with experimental periodontitis.

Li Gao, Yajing Zhao, Panpan Wang, Liping Zhang, Chi Zhang, Qianying Chen, Chuanjiang Zhao

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Article in Iranian journal of basic medical sciences, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. SPRC Suppresses Experimental Periodontitis by Modulating Th17/Treg Imbalance.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Li GaoDepartment of Periodontology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat -sen University, Guangzhou 510055, China.
Yajing ZhaoGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou 510055, China.
Panpan WangDepartment of Periodontology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat -sen University, Guangzhou 510055, China.
Liping ZhangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou 510055, China.
Chi ZhangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou 510055, China.
Qianying ChenGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou 510055, China.
Chuanjiang ZhaoDepartment of Periodontology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat -sen University, Guangzhou 510055, China.
Stomatology Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to investigate the role and the possible mechanisms involved in the immunoregulation of experimental periodontitis by Th17/Treg. MATERIALS AND

methodsExperimental periodontitis was established by silk thread ligation with

resultsExperimental rats showed profound bone resorption and inflammatory cell infiltration. The percentages of Th17 significantly increased in the peripheral blood, which was consistent with gingival tissues study that Th17 cells related transcription factor RORγt mRNA and IL-17 increased in the course of periodontitis. The percentages of CD25

conclusionTh17/Treg balance may be associated with the progression of periodontitis and pathological tissue destruction. Moreover, local inflammation would result in the up-regulation ratio of Th17/Treg in peripheral blood, which may influence some periodontally involved systemic diseases.

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Bone resorptionCytokineExperimental periodontitisTh17Treg

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PMID28392902
PMCPMC5378967
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