Implication of heat shock proteins in periodontal disease

Ashank Mishra

Department of Periodontics, Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Vikarabad, India

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Ashank Mishra, 2016. Implication of heat shock proteins in periodontal disease. Journal of medical pharmaceutical and allied sciences, V 5 - I 5, Pages -374 – 375. Doi: https://doi.org/10.55522/jmpas.V5I5.0097.

ABSTRACT

Heat shock proteins are found in virtually all living organisms, from bacteria to humans. Theystabilize proteins and are involved in the folding of denatured proteins. During the infection, HSP from several bacterial species are recognized by host as immunodominant antigens. Periodontopathic bacteria have sequence homology with human HSP 60 at amino acid level, which raises the possibility of cross reactivity. The present review gives an insight into the role of HSPs in the etiopathogenesis of periodontal disease

Keywords:

Heat shock proteins, Periodontopathic bacteria, cross reactivity.

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