Regulation of Regenerative Periodontal Healing by NAMPT

Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease characterized by destruction of the tooth-supporting tissues. Obese individuals have an increased risk of periodontitis, and elevated circulating levels of nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) may be a pathomechanistic link between both diseases. Re...

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Main Authors: Nokhbehsaim, Marjan, Keser, Sema, Jäger, Andreas, Jepsen, Søren, Deschner, James
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3830893/