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    • Dezerega Piwonka, Andrea; Pozo, Patricia; Hernández Ríos, Emma; Oyarzún Droguett, Alejandro; Rivera Escobar, Oriana; Dutzan Muñoz, Nicolás; Gutiérrez Fernández, Ana; Overall, Christopher M.; Garrido, Mauricio; Alcota Rojas, Marcela; Ortiz, Emilio; Gamonal Aravena, Jorge Antonio (American Academy of Periodontology, 2010-02)
      Background: Chemokines are central in the activation and direction of leukocyte subsets to target tissues. However, the monocyte chemoattractant protein-3 (MCP-3) has not been associated with chronic periodontitis. Chronic ...
    • Dutzan Muñoz, Nicolás; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando; Hernández Ríos, Emma; Dezerega Piwonka, Andrea; Rivera Escobar, Oriana; Silva Steffens, Nora; Aguillón Gutiérrez, Juan Carlos; Puente Piccardo, Javier; Pozo, Patricia; Gamonal Aravena, Jorge Antonio (2009-02)
      Background: Periodontitis is an infection with an episodic pattern of tissue-support destruction. During the generation of a primary CD4+ T helper 1 (Th1) response, interferon-gamma (IFN-g) acts as a positive regulator ...
    • Dutzan Muñoz, Nicolás; Rivas, Catalina; García Sesnich, Jocelyn; Henríquez, Leslie; Rivera Escobar, Oriana; Dezerega Piwonka, Andrea; Hernández Ríos, Emma; Silva Steffens, Nora; Aguillón Gutiérrez, Juan Carlos; Puente Piccardo, Javier; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando; Gamonal Aravena, Jorge Antonio (American Academy of Periodontology, 2011-10)
      BACKGROUND: A growing body of evidence suggested that interleukin (IL)-21 enhances the effector phase during T-cell responses. The aim of our study is to determine the levels of IL-21 in periodontal sites from patients ...