title: The host response to the microbial challenge in periodontitis: assembling the players.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kornman
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Tonetti
mesh_terms: D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology; D004846:Epithelial Attachment / Q000502:physiology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000502:physiology; D005881:Gingiva / Q000276:immunology; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000502:physiology; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000502:physiology; D008262:Macrophage Activation; D008264:Macrophages / Q000502:physiology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D018836:Inflammation Mediators