Potential role of periodontal pathogens in compromising epithelial barrier function by inducing epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
Ali Abbas AbdulkareemR M SheltonG LandiniP R CooperMichael R MilwardPublished in: Journal of periodontal research (2018)
Prolonged exposure of primary rat oral keratinocyte cultures to periodontal pathogens generated EMT-like features, which introduces the possibility that this process may be involved in loss of epithelial integrity during periodontitis.