Effect of Non-surgical Periodontal Therapy on Serum and Salivary Concentrations of Visfatin in Patients with Chronic Periodontitis

• Hoofdauteurs: Nader Abolfazli (Auteur), Sahar Jabali (Auteur), Fariba Saleh Saber (Auteur), Zohreh Babaloo (Auteur), Adileh Shirmohammadi (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background and aims. Visfatin, mainly secreted by visceral adipose tissue, especially by macrophages, plays an impor-tant role in regulating the defense and immune functions, and functions as a growth factor, a cytokine, an enzyme and more importantly as a proinflammatory mediator. The aim of the pr...