Elevated Baseline Salivary Protease Activity May Predict the Steadiness of Gingival Inflammation During Periodontal Healing: A 12-Week Follow-Up Study on Adults

Aim was to profile salivary total protease, <i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i> gingipain, and neutrophil elastase activities in relation to the resolution of periodontal inflammation, salivary macrophage-derived chemokine (MDC), and macrophage inflammatory protein-1α concentrations. Nonsurg...

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Main Authors: Ulvi Kahraman Gürsoy, Dareen Fteita, Floris J. Bikker, Maria Anastasia Grande, Kamran Nazmi, Mervi Gürsoy, Eija Könönen, Daniel Belstrøm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/9/751