Prospective, case-controlled study evaluating serum concentration of sirtuin-1 and mannose-binding lectin in patients with and without periodontal and coronary artery disease

Prospective, case-controlled study evaluating serum concentration of sirtuin-1 and mannose-binding lectin in patients with and without periodontal and coronary artery disease

Background: Atherosclerosis and periodontal disease (PD) are inflammatory diseases that have been shown in studies to have a direct association. Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is an immune system protein that binds to periodontal pathogens favoring phagocytosis. Conversely, increased serum sirtuin-1 (...

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Main Authors: Pérola Michelle Vasconcelos Caribé, Cristina Cunha Villar, Guiseppe Alexandre Romito, Júlio Yoshio Takada, Ana Paula Pacanaro, Célia Maria Cassaro Strunz, Luiz Antonio Machado César, Antonio de Padua Mansur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-05-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2040622320919621

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