Osteoimmunology in periodontitis; a paradigm for Th17/IL-17 inflammatory bone loss

Periodontitis is a prevalent human disease of inflammation-induced bone destruction. Through studies in patient lesions of rare and common forms of periodontitis and animal model experimentation, Th17/IL-17 related im-mune pathways have emerged as mediators of disease pathology. In this focused review, we examine mecha-nisms of induction, amplification and pathogenicity of Th17 cells in periodontitis.

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This review focuses on the mechanisms of induction, amplification, and pathogenicity of Th17 cells in periodontitis.