Chlamydia pneumoniae together with collagenase-2 (MMP-8) in periodontal lesions

Oral Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-35

  Mantyla P ^a   Stenman, M ^b,c   Paldanius, M ^d   Saikku, P ^d   Sorsa, Timo ^a,b,c   Meurman, J H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c ORTON Research Institute   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chlamydia pneumoniae; Dental plaque; MMP 8; Periodontal lesions

Indexed keywords

COLLAGENASE 2; NEUTROPHIL COLLAGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FLUOROMETRY; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUOROMETRY; MALE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOOTH INFECTION; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; AGED; BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DENTAL PLAQUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GINGIVAL CREVICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; MALE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 8; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS;

EID: 1042301989     PISSN: 1354523X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1354-523X.2003.00980.x     Document Type: Article

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