Sami Petain

ORCID: 0000-0003-1665-8280
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  • Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments
  • Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Oral and gingival health research

University of Turku
2021

Chymotrypsin-like-proteinase of Treponema denticola (Td-CTLP) can stimulate the protein expression and activation matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-8 (or collagenase-2), a potent tissue destructive enzyme from gingival cells in vitro. The aims this study were 1) to demonstrate proMMP-8 latent MMP-8) by Td-CTLP vitro 2) detect MMP-8 levels samples peri-implantitis periodontitis patients.proMMP-8 was analyzed immunoblots. Tissue specimens collected 38 systemically healthy non-smoking patients; 14...

10.1016/j.acthis.2021.151767 article EN cc-by Acta Histochemica 2021-08-19
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