Calcium Hydroxide Inactivates Lipoteichoic Acid from Enterococcus faecalis

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1355-1359

  Baik, Jung Eun ^a   Kum, Kee Yeon ^b   Yun, Cheol Heui ^c   Lee, Jin Kyung ^b   Lee, Kangseok ^d   Kim, Kack Kyun ^a   Han, Seung Hyun ^a,e  

^a Dental Research Institute

^b School of Dentistry

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^e International Vaccine Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apical periodontitis; calcium hydroxide; endodontic medicament; Enterococcus faecalis; lipoteichoic acid; Toll like receptor 2

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; TEICHOIC ACID; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; MOUSE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CELL LINE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES; MICE; NF-KAPPA B; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; TEICHOIC ACIDS; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 53549112154     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.08.014     Document Type: Article

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