Salivary antimicrobial defensins in pregnancy.

Mervi GürsoyUlvi Kahraman GursoyAnna LiukkonenTommi KaukoSaara PenkkalaEija Könönen

Published in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2016)

There seems to be an independent regulation cascade for each antimicrobial defensin in the oral cavity during pregnancy, despite of the similarities between these antimicrobial peptides.

Keyphrases

staphylococcus aureus
preterm birth
pregnancy outcomes
pregnant women