title: Roles of receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin in periodontal health and disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Periodontology, Department of Hard Tissue Engineering, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagasawa
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kiji
authors.forename: Reiko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yashiro
authors.forename: Doosadee
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hormdee
authors.forename: He
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kunze
authors.forename: Tomonari
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suda
authors.forename: Geena
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koshy
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nitta
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D005881:Gingiva / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000378:metabolism*; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000378:metabolism; D053244:Osteoprotegerin / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology*; D010513:Periodontal Ligament / Q000378:metabolism; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology; D053245:RANK Ligand / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D018836:Inflammation Mediators; D053244:Osteoprotegerin; D053245:RANK Ligand