Hepcidin as a risk marker for cardiovascular disease in periodontitis-A case control study

• Main Authors: Tejavathi Nagaraj (Author), V S Vaishnavi (Author), Holenarasipur Nagesh Santosh (Author), Durga Okade (Author), Pooja Sinha (Author), J Anitha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Hepcidin is a 25 amino acid peptide expressed in the liver. Discovered as late as 2002, hepcidin is a master regulator of iron metabolism and is sensitive to inflammation. Chronic periodontitis, being an inflammatory condition, affects levels of hepcidin. There exists a linear correlatio...