Independent Roles of Host and Bacterial PAD Enzymes in Periodontitis

Researchers examined three citrullination-producing enzymes (host-derived PAD2 and PAD4, and bacterial PPAD) across periodontal health and disease stages, finding that bacterial PPAD uniquely correlated with disease progression while host and bacterial enzymes showed distinct, independent expression patterns.

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