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Cigarette smoking enhances T cell activation and a Th2 immune response; an aspect of the pathophysiology in periodontal disease
Cytokine, 09/03/09
De Heens GLH et al. – The authros suggest that the increased Th activity and specifically an elevated Th2 profile in smokers may constitute a risk for smoking patients which may induce conversion of periodontal stability into progressive disease. This phenomenon may be equally important in other conditions, where connective tissue and bone loss are hallmarks of disease pathophysiology.
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