title: The interleukin concept and the periodontal diseases.
abstract: The interleukins are hormone-like substances found at sites of inflammation such as in rheumatoid arthritis and periodontal disease. The present article analyzes a hypothetical mechanism of periodontal pathogenesis, whose etiology is still unclear despite its high prevalence.
authors.affiliation: Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goultschin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Benoliel
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ben-Sasson
mesh_terms: D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007378:Interleukins / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology; D008954:Models, Biological; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007378:Interleukins