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

• Main Authors: Nader Abolfazli (Author), Sahar Jabali (Author), Fariba Saleh Saber (Author), Zohreh Babaloo (Author), Adileh Shirmohammadi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

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...