Characteristics of neutrophil extracellular traps in patients with periodontitis and gingivitis

In conclusion, the chemotaxis of neutrophils in gingival samples of patients with periodontitis and gingivitis was decreased, the phagocytotic ability and activity of neutrophils were reduce d, and the release of the extracellular trap-releasing inducible factors TNF-alpha and IL-8 also declined.
Source: Brazilian Oral Research - Category: Dentistry Source Type: research