Department of Microbiology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2013;735:197-206. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4118-2_13.
Periodontitis is a prevalent oral chronic inflammatory disease which, in severe forms, may exert a major impact on systemic health. Clinical and histological observations, as well as experimental animal studies, suggest involvement of the complement system in periodontitis. However, the precise roles of the various complement components and pathways in periodontitis have only recently started to be elucidated. In this chapter, we review recent progress in the field and discuss the potential of complement-targeted therapeutics in the treatment of periodontitis.
牙周炎是一种普遍的口腔慢性炎症性疾病,在严重的情况下,可能对全身健康产生重大影响。临床和组织学观察以及实验动物研究表明,补体系统参与了牙周炎的发生。然而,各种补体成分和途径在牙周炎中的确切作用直到最近才开始被阐明。在本章中,我们回顾了该领域的最新进展,并讨论了补体靶向治疗在牙周炎治疗中的潜力。