Autophagy in periodontitis patients and gingival fibroblasts: unraveling the link between chronic diseases and inflammation
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Periodontitis, the most prevalent chronic inflammatory disease, has been related to cardiovascular diseases. Autophagy provides a mechanism for the turnover of cellular organelles and proteins through a lysosome-dependent degradation...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/10/122 |