Contributors | |
Preface | |
Acknowledgments | |
Introduction | |
Epidemiology of Subgingival Bacterial Pathogens in Periodontal Disease | p. 3 |
Porphyromonas gingivalis Fimbriae: Structure, Function, and Insertional Inactivation Mutants | p. 13 |
Molecular Genetic Approaches for Identifying Virulence Factors of Porphyromonas gingivalis | p. 25 |
DNA Fingerprinting of Porphyromonas gingivalis by Arbitrarily Primed PCR | p. 33 |
Relationship between Iron Availability and Periodontal Disease Associated with Porphyromonas gingivalis and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans | p. 47 |
Invasion of Cultured Epithelial Cells by Periodontopathogens | p. 57 |
Molecular Biology of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Leukotoxin | p. 69 |
Bacterial Polysaccharides as Microbial Virulence Factors | p. 83 |
Campylobacter rectus Toxins | p. 93 |
Bacterial Endotoxic Substances and Their Effects on Host Cells | p. 105 |
CD14 and Lipopolysaccharide Binding Protein Control Host Responses to Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide | p. 119 |
Cytokine Networks and Immunoglobulin Synthesis in Inflamed Gingival Tissues | p. 135 |
Modulatory Role of T Lymphocytes in Periodontal Inflammation | p. 147 |
Human Immune Responses in Periodontal Disease: Analysis of Severe Combined Immunodeficient Mice Reconstituted with Lymphocytes from Patients with Localized Juvenile Periodontitis | p. 159 |
Mechanisms of Regulation of Bone Formation by Proinflammatory Cytokines | p. 171 |
Regulation of Chronic Inflammation | p. 183 |
Host-Mediated Extracellular Matrix Destruction by Metalloproteinases | p. 191 |
Role of Prostaglandins in High-Risk Periodontitis Patients | p. 203 |
Leukocyte Adhesion Molecules CD11/CD18 and Their Role in Periodontal Diseases | p. 215 |
Role of the Extracellular Matrix in Inflammation | p. 235 |
The Platelet as an Inflammatory Cell in Periodontal Diseases: Interactions with Porphyromonas gingivalis | p. 247 |
Role of Antibodies in Periodontopathic Bacterial Infections | p. 257 |
Immunization with Porphyromonas gingivalis Fimbriae and a Synthetic Fimbrial Peptide | p. 267 |
T-Cell and B-Cell Epitope Mapping and Construction of Peptide Vaccines | p. 279 |
Regulation of Immunoglobulin A Responses for Oral Mucosal Immunity | p. 293 |
New Ideas about Neutrophil Antimicrobial Mechanisms: Antibiotic Peptides, Postphagocytic Protein Processing, and Cystosolic Defense Factors | p. 321 |
Antimicrobial Dysfunction in Localized Juvenile Periodontitis Neutrophils | p. 337 |
Neutrophil Receptors: N-Formyl-l-Methionyl-l-Leucyl-l-Phenylalanine and Interleukin-8 | p. 351 |
The OmpA Protein of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans: Physicochemical and Immunologic Features | p. 363 |
Genetics of Early-Onset Periodontal Diseases | p. 373 |
Principles of Regenerative Therapy | p. 393 |
Differential Regulation of Periodontal Ligament Cell Activities by Platelet-Derived Growth Factor, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, and Epidermal Growth Factor | p. 403 |
Polypeptide Growth Factors: Molecular Mediators of Tissue Repair | p. 415 |
Role of Osteogenic (Bone Morphogenetic) Protein and Platelet-Derived Growth Factor in Periodontal Wound Healing | p. 427 |
Extracellular Matrix and Bone Morphogenetic Proteins: Molecular Approaches to Dentin and Periodontal Repair | p. 439 |
Index | p. 449 |
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