Review Article
Host-Bacteria Crosstalk at the Dentogingival Junction
Table 2
Innate and adaptive defense in the periodontal region.
| Innate defense response | Adaptive immune response |
| Epithelial barrier | Antigen presenting cells MHC-I, MHC-II | PMNs, complement | T helper 1 response | Monocyte/macrophage, mast cells | T helper 2 response | Fibroblasts | B cells, plasma cells |
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