Inflammatory mediators of endothelial dysfunction

E Dri, E Lampas, G Lazaros, E Lazarou, P Theofilis… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Endothelial dysfunction (ED) is characterized by imbalanced vasodilation and
vasoconstriction, elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS), and inflammatory factors, as well …

The long pentraxin PTX3 in bone homeostasis and pathology

R Parente, C Sobacchi, B Bottazzi… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The innate immune system is equipped with a number of germ-line encoded soluble pattern
recognition molecules (PRMs) that collectively mediate the humoral host response to …

Periodontitis is associated with systemic inflammation and vascular endothelial dysfunction in patients with lacunar infarct

Y Leira, M Rodríguez‐Yáñez, S Arias… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Periodontitis has been associated with lacunar infarct (LI), a type of cerebral
small vessel disease. The objective of this study was to ascertain whether periodontitis is …

A review of T helper 17 cell-related cytokines in serum and saliva in periodontitis

N Medara, JC Lenzo, KA Walsh, EC Reynolds… - Cytokine, 2021 - Elsevier
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease with a complex underlying
immunopathology. Cytokines, as molecular mediators of inflammation, play a role in all …

Increase in serum and salivary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels with increased periodontal inflammation

A Tan, N Gürbüz, Fİ Özbalci, Ö Koşkan… - Journal of Applied Oral …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Objective: This study aimed to determine serum and salivary levels of neutrophil gelatinase-
associated lipocalin (NGAL) and evaluate NGAL correlation with key anti-interleukin 10 (IL …

Severe periodontitis is linked with increased peripheral levels of sTWEAK and PTX3 in chronic migraineurs

Y Leira, P Ameijeira, C Domínguez… - Clinical oral …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives Periodontitis (PD) and chronic migraine (CM) have been recently linked, and
inflammatory processes and vascular endothelial changes are hypothesized as potential …

MicroRNA‐155 (miR-155) as an accurate biomarker of periodontal status and coronary heart disease severity: a case–control study

ZA Daily, BH Al-Ghurabi, AMA Al-Qarakhli, R Moseley - BMC Oral Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Increasing evidence supports associations between periodontal disease and
coronary heart disease (CHD). This case–control study evaluated whether inflammatory …

Comparison of growth factor levels in injectable platelet-rich fibrin obtained from healthy individuals and patients with chronic periodontitis: a pilot study

B Karcı, HB Savas - BMC Oral Health, 2024 - Springer
Background This study aimed to assess and compare the concentrations of growth factors,
white blood cells (WBCs), and platelets in injectable platelet-rich fibrin (i-PRF) derived from …

Association between AIM2 and pycard genes polymorphisms and susceptibility to periodontitis with coronary heart disease

Z Ali Daily, BH Al-Ghurabi… - Clinical, Cosmetic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Numerous genetic variations in inflammasome components are linked to
prevalent disorders in the general population, including periodontitis and cardiovascular …

Accuracy of salivary biomarkers in the diagnosis of periodontal status and coronary heart disease

ZA Daily, BH Al-Ghurabi - Journal of Medicine and Life, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Inflammatory illnesses, such as periodontitis and atherosclerotic coronary heart disease
(ASCHD), trigger the production of pro-inflammatory mediators. The aim of this study was to …