Enhancement of salivary human neutrophil peptide 1-3 levels by probiotic supplementation

• Main Authors: Onnida Wattanarat, Anupong Makeudom, Thanapat Sastraruji, Supatcharin Piwat, Sukanya Tianviwat, Rawee Teanpaisan, Suttichai Krisanaprakornkit
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Dentistry
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85016649974&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/54428
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2015 Wattanarat et al.; licensee BioMed Central. Background: Probiotic supplementation can reduce mutans streptococci (MS) numbers. One of its proposed mechanisms is immunomodulation. Salivary human neutrophil peptide 1-3 (HNP1-3) levels have previously been demonstrated to be higher in caries-fre...