Promising new target for gum disease treatment identified
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 19:00
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have been searching for ways to prevent, half and reverse periodontitis. In a new report, they describe a promising new target: a component of the immune system called complement. The results, the lead researcher said, "provide proof-of-concept that complement-targeted therapies can interfere with disease-promoting mechanisms."