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Potential proteolytic and hydrolytic enzymes of inflammatory cell origin might serve as biomarkers of periodontal disease activity. The role of these enzymes in periodontal pathology, particularly in respect of collagen and proteoglycan degradation, is discussed. The cellular location of these enzymes and their normal control mechanisms by endogenous inhibitors is described
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Eley, B., Cox, S. Advances in periodontal diagnosis. 6. Proteolytic and hydrolytic enzymes of inflammatory cell origin. Br Dent J 184, 268–271 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4809599
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4809599
