Estimation of Periostin and Tumour Necrosis Factor-α in Type II Diabetics with Chronic Periodontitis: A case-control study

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Burra Naga Radhika (Συγγραφέας), Deva Priya Appukuttan (Συγγραφέας), Ponnudurai Samuel Gnana Prakash (Συγγραφέας), Sangeetha Subramanian (Συγγραφέας), Dhayanand John Victor (Συγγραφέας), Aruna Balasundaram (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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Background: Periostin, a matricellular protein, is downregulated in chronic inflammatory periodontal disease and is negatively modulated by tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in human periodontal fibroblast cell culture. The study aimed to estimate the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) levels of periosti...