Ceruloplasmin Induces Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Priming in Localized Aggressive Periodontitis

Tomoyuki Iwata, Alpdoğan Kantarcı, Motohiko Yagi, T. S. Jackson, Hatice Hastürk, Hidemi Kurihara, Thomas E. Van Dyke

Journal of Periodontology · 2009 · 26 citations · 41 references

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Abstract

LAgP PMNs are primed to express higher levels of CP, leading to hypoxia-mediated O(2)(-) generation in PMNs and increased oxidative stress and neutrophil-mediated tissue injury in LAgP.

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