Gingivitis Bacteria Manipulate Your Immune System So They Can Thrive In Your Gums
A new research report published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology shows how the bacteria known for causing gum disease--Porphyromonas gingivalis--manipulates the body's immune system to disable normal processes that would otherwise destroy it. Specifically, the report shows that this pathogen prompts the production of the anti-inflammatory molecule Interleukin-10 (IL-10). This, in turn, inhibits the function of T-cells, which would otherwise help to protect the host from this particular microbial infection. "Since greater than 50 percent of the U.S... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dentistry Source Type: news
Smile: Gingivitis bacteria manipulate your immune system so they can thrive in your gums
A new research report shows how the bacteria known for causing gum disease -- Porphyromonas gingivalis -- manipulates the body's immune system to disable normal processes that would otherwise destroy it. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 3, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news
Smile: Gingivitis bacteria manipulate your immune system so they can thrive in your gums
(Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology) A new research report published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology shows how the bacteria known for causing gum disease -- Porphyromonas gingivalis -- manipulates the body's immune system to disable normal processes that would otherwise destroy it. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 3, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
