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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
ISSN: 1678-8060 EISSN: 1678-8060
Vol. 100, No. s1, 2005, pp. 177-180
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Bioline Code: oc05047
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. 100, No. s1, 2005, pp. 177-180
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Role of protease-activated receptor-2 in inflammation, and its possible implications as a putative mediator of periodontitis
M Holzhausen; LC Spolidorio & N Vergnolle
Abstract
Proteinase-activated receptor-2 (PAR2) belongs to a novel subfamily of G-protein-coupled receptors with seven-transmembrane domains. This receptor is widely distributed throughout the body and seems to be importantly involved in inflammatory processes. PAR2 can be activated by serine proteases such as trypsin, mast cell tryptase, and bacterial proteases, such as gingipain produced by Porphyromonas gingivalis. This review describes the current stage of knowledge of the possible mechanisms that link PAR2 activation with periodontal disease, and proposes future therapeutic strategies to modulate the host response in the treatment of periodontitis.
Keywords
protease-activated receptor-2 - alveolar bone loss - inflammation - host response - Porphyromonas gingivalis - periodontitis
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