Presence of periodontitis may synergistically contribute to cancer progression via Treg and IL-6

Abstract A close causal relationship has been suggested to exist between cancer and periodontitis. We hypothesized that the immune surveillance system is impaired in patients with periodontitis, which contributes to cancer development and growth. Therefore, the present study investigated the relatio...

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Main Authors: Ryo Kajihara, Hironori Sakai, Yibing Han, Kei Amari, Makiko Kawamoto, Yusuke Hakoyama, Sachiho Nagashio, Shin-ichi Yamada, Hideki Sanjo, Hiroshi Kurita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15690-w