Bm. Eley et Sw. Cox, ADVANCES IN PERIODONTAL DIAGNOSIS - 6 - PROTEOLYTIC AND HYDROLYTIC ENZYMES OF INFLAMMATORY CELL ORIGIN, British Dental Journal, 184(6), 1998, pp. 268-271
Potential proteolytic and hydrolytic enzymes of inflammatory cell orig
in might serve as biomarkers of periodontal disease activity. The role
of these enzymes in periodontal pathology, particularly in respect of
collagen and proteoglycan degradation, is discusssed. The cellular lo
cation of these enzymes and their normal control mechanisms by endogen
ous inhibitors is described.