IL-22-expressing CD4+ AhR+ T lymphocytes are associated with RANKL-mediated alveolar bone resorption during experimental periodontitis.

Gustavo Monasterio Victoria Budini Baltasar Fernández Francisca Castillo Carolina Rojas Carla R Alvarez Emilio Alfredo Cafferata Emiliano Vicencio Bastián I Cortés Cristian Cortez Rolando Vernal

Published in: Journal of periodontal research (2019)

This study demonstrates the increase of IL-22-expressing CD4+ AhR+ T lymphocytes in periodontitis-affected tissues and shows a positive correlation between IL-22, RANKL expression, and alveolar bone resorption.

Keyphrases

bone loss
bone mineral density
poor prognosis
nuclear factor
soft tissue
postmenopausal women
toll like receptor
long non coding rna