Sex Hormones Enhance Gingival Inflammation without Affecting IL-1β and TNF-α in Periodontally Healthy Women during Pregnancy

• Main Authors: Min Wu (Author), Shao-Wu Chen (Author), Wei-Lan Su (Author), Hong-Ying Zhu (Author), Shu-Yuan Ouyang (Author), Ya-Ting Cao (Author), Shao-Yun Jiang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hormones (progesterone and estradiol) change greatly during pregnancy; however, the mechanism of hormonal changes on gingival inflammation is still unclear. This study is to evaluate the effects of hormonal changes during pregnancy on gingival inflammation and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necros...