Salivary Extracellular DNA and DNase Activity in Periodontitis

Extracellular DNA (ecDNA) is a potential marker and predictor in several inflammatory diseases. Periodontitis, a chronic inflammatory disease, is associated with epithelial cell death and could lead to release of DNA. Our aim was to analyze salivary DNA concentration and deoxyribonuclease (DNase) ac...

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Main Authors: Barbora Konečná, Alexandra Gaál Kovalčíková, Alexandra Pančíková, Bohuslav Novák, Eva Kovaľová, Peter Celec, Ľubomíra Tóthová
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/21/7490