Antimicrobial peptides and nitric oxide production by neutrophils from periodontitis subjects

Antimicrobial peptides and nitric oxide production by neutrophils from periodontitis subjects

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Neutrophils play an important role in periodontitis by producing nitric oxide (NO) and antimicrobial peptides, molecules with microbicidal activity via oxygen-dependent and -independent mechanisms, respectively. It is unknown whether variation in the production of antimicrobial peptides such as LL-3...

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Main Authors: F.S. Mariano, A.P. Campanelli, F.H. Nociti Jr., R.O. Mattos-Graner, R.B. Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2012-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Antimicrobial peptides
Nitric oxide
Neutrophils
Periodontitis
Innate immunity
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