Presencia de interleuquina 8 en fluido crevicular de pacientes con periodontitis agresiva

• Main Authors: María Eugenia Medina (Author), Luz Inés Sierra (Author), Nancy Cano (Author), Cecilia Henao (Author), Paula Velilla (Author), Pablo Javier Patiño (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidad de Antioquia, 2005-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aggressive periodontitis is associated to the presence of periodontal pathogens and altered response in the polymorph nuclear Neutrophils (PMN). The interleukin 8(IL-8) recruits and activates these cells in infection sites. This paper analyzes the presence of IL-8 in crevicular fluid, of 17 pati...