Milk fat globule epidermal growth factor 8 inhibits periodontitis in non-human primates and its gingival crevicular fluid levels can differentiate periodontal health from disease in humans.
Tetsuhiro KajikawaFatimah MeshikhesTomoki MaekawaEvlambia HajishengallisKavita B HosurToshiharu AbeKevin MossTriantafyllos ChavakisGeorge HajishengallisPublished in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2017)
MFG-E8 is, in principle, a novel therapeutic agent and biomarker of periodontitis.