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Published in 2019 at "Journal of periodontology"
DOI: 10.1002/jper.18-0626
Abstract: BACKGROUND Periodontitis is a progressive inflammatory process, and its pathogenesis is related to the presence of a dysbiotic subgingival biofilm that elicits the immune response. Porphyromonas gingivalis is a keystone pathogen, and its Lys-gingipain (Kgp)…
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peripheral blood;
lys gingipain;
production;
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Published in 2020 at "Journal of Oral Microbiology"
DOI: 10.1080/20002297.2020.1858001
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background: The cell-surface cysteine proteinases RgpA, RgpB (Arg-gingipain), and Kgp (Lys-gingipain) are major virulence factors of P. gingivalis, a keystone pathogen in the development of destructive periodontal disease. The gingipains function as proteinases and…
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cell surface;
lys gingipain;
clinical isolates;
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