THE PRODUCTION OF SHORT-CHAIN FATTY-ACIDS BY PERIODONTOPATHIC BACTERIA CONTRIBUTES TO THE IMPAIRMENT OF LOCAL HOST-DEFENSE

Authors
MIRAGLIOTTA G MOSCA A DELPRETE R
Citation
G. Miragliotta et al., THE PRODUCTION OF SHORT-CHAIN FATTY-ACIDS BY PERIODONTOPATHIC BACTERIA CONTRIBUTES TO THE IMPAIRMENT OF LOCAL HOST-DEFENSE, Medical hypotheses, 41(5), 1993, pp. 462-464
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Journal title
Medical hypotheses → ACNP
ISSN journal
03069877
Volume
41
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
462 - 464
Database
ISI
SICI code
0306-9877(1993)41:5<462:TPOSFB>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
It is here hypothesized that the production of short-chain fatty acids by periodontopathic bacteria represents an important moment in the pr ogression of the periodontitis lesion through the inhibition of mononu clear cell-mediated formation of fibrin.