Molecular Mechanisms of Periodontal Disease

Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Jan 19;22(2):930. doi: 10.3390/ijms22020930.

Abstract

Periodontal disease, one of the most prevalent human infectious diseases, is characterized by chronic inflammatory tissue destruction of the alveolar bone and the connective tissues supporting the tooth [...].

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Alveolar Bone Loss / genetics*
  • Alveolar Bone Loss / pathology
  • Communicable Diseases / genetics*
  • Communicable Diseases / microbiology
  • Communicable Diseases / pathology
  • Gene Expression Regulation / genetics
  • Haplotypes / genetics
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / genetics*
  • Inflammation / microbiology
  • Inflammation / pathology
  • Interleukin-10 / genetics
  • Periodontal Diseases / genetics*
  • Periodontal Diseases / microbiology
  • Periodontal Diseases / pathology
  • Periodontal Ligament / growth & development
  • Periodontal Ligament / pathology
  • RANK Ligand / genetics

Substances

  • RANK Ligand
  • TNFSF11 protein, human
  • Interleukin-10