Potential Immune Modularly Role of Glycine in Oral Gingival Inflammation

Gingival epithelial cells (GECs) represent a physical barrier against bacteria and are involved in the processes of innate immunity. Recently, an anti-inflammatory and immune-modulatory effect of the amino acid glycine has been demonstrated. However, there is only little information about the immune...

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Main Authors: Teresa Schaumann, Dominik Kraus, Jochen Winter, Michael Wolf, James Deschner, Andreas Jäger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/808367
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