Influence of T2DM and prediabetes on blood DC subsets and function in subjects with periodontitis.
Mariana de Sousa RabeloAhmed El-AwadyAdriana Moura FozGiovane Hisse GomesMythilpriya RajendranMohamed M MeghilScott LowryGiuseppe Alexandre RomitoChristopher W CutlerCristiano SusinPublished in: Oral diseases (2019)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus appears to inhibit important DC immune homeostatic functions, including expansion and bacterial scavenging, which might be mediated by hyperglycemia.