Article
Association between polymorphisms in interleukin-17A and -17F genes and chronic periodontal disease.
Mediators of inflammation - 1 Jan 2012
Corrêa Jôice Dias, Madeira Mila Fernandes Moreira, Resende Renata Gonçalves, Correia-Silva Jeane de Fátima, Gomez Ricardo Santiago, de Souza Danielle da Glória, Teixeira Mauro Martins, Queiroz-Junior Celso Martins, da Silva Tarcília Aparecida
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Interleukin-17 (IL-17) is a cytokine that induces neutrophil recruitment and the release of inflammatory mediators in several inflammatory conditions; nevertheless, the involvement of IL-17 gene polymorphisms in chronic periodontitis (CP) has not been addressed yet. Our aim was to evaluate the association between periodontal status and the polymorphisms IL-17A G197A and IL-17F C7488T in subjects with...
Topics
- Adult
- Chronic Periodontitis
- Female
- Humans
- Interleukin-17
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Periodontium
- Peroxidase
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide