Chronic periodontitis can drive systemic inflammation by reprogramming the bone marrow neutrophils (IMAGE)

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Chronic periodontitis can drive systemic inflammation by reprogramming the bone marrow neutrophils

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Chronic local inflammation reprograms bone marrow neutrophils via the IFN-I–Chac2–glutathione pathway, fueling systemic inflammation. 

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Warren Schnider from Wikimedia Commons Image source link: https://openverse.org/image/39eec32c-1e16-4282-be1c-bb00620a054e?q=periodontitis&p=8

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