Research Article
Subchronic Infection of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Tannerella forsythia Stimulates an Immune Response but Not Arthritis in Experimental Murine Model
Table 1
Inflammatory response of the hind limbs of Balb/c mice.
| Groups | Hind limb swelling (mm) | Hind limb thickness (mm) |
| Sham group+ | | | Sham+ | R: 1.4-L: 1.4 | R: 2-L: 2 | Sham+ | R: 1.4-L: 1.4 | R: 2-L: 2 | Sham+ | R: 1.4-L: 1.4 | R: 2-L: 2 | Group 2 sham− | R: 1.4-L: 1.4 | R: 2-L: 2 | P. gingivalis plus T. forsythia | R: 1.4-L: 1.4 | R: 2-L: 2 | P.gingivalis. plus T. forsythia | R: 1.4-L: 1.4 | R: 2-L: 2 | Group 3 | R: 1.4-L: 1.4 | R: 2.5-L: 2.5 | P. gingivalis plus Freud adjuvant | R: 1.4-L: 1.4 | R: 2.5-L: 2.5 | P. gingivalis plus Freud adjuvant | R: 1.4-L: 1.4 | R: 2.5-L: 2.5 | Group 4 | R: 1.4-L: 1.4 | R: 2.5-L: 2.5 | Freud adjuvant | R: 1.5-L: 1.5 | R: 2.5-L: 2.5 | Freud adjuvant | R: 1.4-L: 1.4 | R: 2.5-L: 2.5 |
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R = right; L = left.
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