Immunological cross-talk between periodontitis and systemic lupus erythematosus: the role of T–B cell dysregulation in the shared pathogenic network
Periodontitis and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) exhibit overlapping immunopathological features characterized by dysregulated adaptive immune responses. Emerging evidence suggests that aberrant T–B cell crosstalk represents a potential immunological link between chronic oral inflammation and systemic autoimmunity....