Antiphosphorylcholine antibody levels are elevated in humans with periodontal diseases

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 4814-4818

  Schenkein, Harvey A ^a,b   Gunsolley, John C ^a,c   Best, Al M ^a   Harrison, M Travis ^a   Hahn, Chin Lo ^a   Wu, Jiuhua ^a   Tew, John G ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUTH FLORA; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS;

EID: 0032786616     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.9.4814-4818.1999     Document Type: Article

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