Saturday, March 24, 2012: 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Session Type: Oral Session
1.5 CE hours
Learning Objectives:
To improve knowledge of the molecular mechanisms that are important in periodontal pathogenesis
Chairs:
J. SHANGO
and
R. TELES
Effects of Tobacco Smoke Components on Human Neutrophils
N. AL-SHIBANI, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia/Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN, M. KOWOLIK, School of Dentistry, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, and L.J. WINDSOR, Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
Lactoferrin Knockout Mice Exhibit Greater Susceptibility to Localized Aggressive Periodontitis
K. VELLIYAGOUNDER1, S.K. VELUSAMY2, K. GANESHNARAYAN2, K.J. MARKOWITZ2, H. SCHREINER2, and D.H. FINE2, 1Oral Biology, New Jersey Dental School - UMDNJ, Newark, NJ, 2Oral Biology, New Jersey Dental School - UMD, Newark, NJ
Recruitment of Regulatory Lymphocytes Attenuates Periodontal Disease Symptoms
A. GLOWACKI1, S. JHUNJHUNWALA1, S. YOSHIZAWA2, C. SFEIR1, G.P. GARLET3, and S.R. LITTLE1, 1University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Oral Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 3Department of Biological Sciences, Universidade de São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil