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SUBMITTER: Chin YT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4967694 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chin Yu-Tang YT Hsieh Meng-Ti MT Lin Chi-Yu CY Kuo Po-Jan PJ Yang Yu-Chen S H YC Shih Ya-Jung YJ Lai Hsuan-Yu HY Cheng Guei-Yun GY Tang Heng-Yuan HY Lee Chen-Chen CC Lee Sheng-Yang SY Wang Ching-Chiung CC Lin Hung-Yun HY Fu Earl E Fu Earl E Whang-Peng Jacqueline J Liu Leroy F LF
Mediators of inflammation 20160718
Periodontitis, a chronic infection by periodontopathic bacteria, induces uncontrolled inflammation, which leads to periodontal tissue destruction. 2,3,5,4'-Tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-beta-glucoside (THSG), a polyphenol extracted from Polygoni Multiflori, reportedly has anti-inflammatory properties. In this study, we investigated the mechanisms of THSG on the Porphyromonas gingivalis-induced inflammatory responses in human gingival fibroblasts and animal modeling of ligature-induced periodontitis. ...[more]