Treatment of chronic periodontitis decreases serum prohepcidin levels in patients with chronic kidney disease

OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of periodontal treatment on serum levels of prohepcidin (the prohormone of hepcidin) and systemic inflammation markers, as well as correlations among these markers, in patients with chronic periodontitis and chronic kidney disease who were not undergoing dialysis....

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Main Authors: Eduardo Machado Vilela, Jessica Amaral Bastos, Natalia Fernandes, Ana Paula Ferreira, Alfredo Chaoubah, Marcus Gomes Bastos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2011-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322011000400022