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Alejandro Escobar

University of Chile

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Edwin J OvalleiD· 1 shared Jason G. KayiD· 1 shared Michelle Panasiewicz· 1 shared Rajendra Prasad SettemiD· 1 shared Sarah MetcalfeiD· 1 shared

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Polymicrobial-driven NLRP6 inflammasome regulates IL-1β production and alveolar bone loss in a murine model of periodontitis

Sarah Metcalfe, Rajendra Prasad Settem, Edwin J Ovalle, Michelle Panasiewicz, Alejandro Escobar, Jason G. Kay

This study shows that NLRP6 inflammasome activation by polymicrobial interactions drives IL-1β production and alveolar bone loss in a mouse model of periodontitis.

PLoS Pathogens · Sep 15, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology