Black Tea Extract and Its Theaflavin Derivatives Inhibit the Growth of Periodontopathogens and Modulate Interleukin-8 and β-Defensin Secretion in Oral Epithelial Cells

• Telma Blanca Lombardo Bedran,

  Affiliation São Paulo Dental School, UNINOVE University, São Paulo, Brazil

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• Marie-Pierre Morin,

  Affiliation Oral Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Dentistry, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada

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• Denise Palomari Spolidorio,

  Affiliation Department of Oral Diagnosis and Surgery, Araraquara Dental School, State University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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• Daniel Grenier

  * E-mail: Daniel.Grenier@greb.ulaval.ca

  Affiliation Oral Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Dentistry, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada

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