Roles of receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin in periodontal health and disease

Periodontol 2000. 2007:43:65-84. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0757.2006.00185.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alveolar Bone Loss / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Bacterial Vaccines
  • Gingiva / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Inflammation Mediators / metabolism*
  • Osteoblasts / metabolism
  • Osteoprotegerin / biosynthesis
  • Osteoprotegerin / physiology*
  • Periodontal Ligament / metabolism
  • Periodontitis / immunology*
  • Periodontitis / metabolism*
  • Periodontitis / microbiology
  • RANK Ligand / biosynthesis
  • RANK Ligand / physiology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Bacterial Vaccines
  • Inflammation Mediators
  • Osteoprotegerin
  • RANK Ligand