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.

GroupsHind limb swelling (mm)Hind limb thickness (mm)

Sham group+
 Sham+R: 1.4-L: 1.4R: 2-L: 2
 Sham+R: 1.4-L: 1.4R: 2-L: 2
 Sham+R: 1.4-L: 1.4R: 2-L: 2
Group 2 sham− R: 1.4-L: 1.4R: 2-L: 2
P. gingivalis plus T. forsythiaR: 1.4-L: 1.4R: 2-L: 2
P.gingivalis. plus T. forsythiaR: 1.4-L: 1.4R: 2-L: 2
Group 3R: 1.4-L: 1.4R: 2.5-L: 2.5
P. gingivalis plus Freud adjuvantR: 1.4-L: 1.4R: 2.5-L: 2.5
P. gingivalis plus Freud adjuvantR: 1.4-L: 1.4R: 2.5-L: 2.5
Group 4R: 1.4-L: 1.4R: 2.5-L: 2.5
 Freud adjuvantR: 1.5-L: 1.5R: 2.5-L: 2.5
 Freud adjuvantR: 1.4-L: 1.4R: 2.5-L: 2.5

R = right; L = left.