Journal:
:iranian journal of virology
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s yaghobee department of periodontics, faculty of dentistry, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
a khorsand department of periodontics, faculty of dentistry, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
h safari department of periodontics, faculty of dentistry, qom university of medical sciences, qom, iran
a ataei-pirkooh department of virology, faculty of medicine, iran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
monavvari department of virology, faculty of medicine, iran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
background and aims: several studies have shown that there is greater number of viruses in deep periodontal pockets than in normal gingival sulcus. we also know that virus may have an important role in induction of il-1β secretion by different human cells. in this study we intended to determine the capacity of herpes simplex virus type 1 to stimulate il-1β secretion in human gingival keratinocy...