Gingival Crevicular Fluid, Serum Levels of Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B Ligand, Osteoprotegerin, and Interleukin-17 in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoporosis and With Periodontal Disease
Articles > Article · 2013
Authors: Pınar MERİÇ KANTAR, Zeki Eralp BUDUNELİ, Basak Bıyıkoglu, Kenan AKSU, Zeliha Fulden SARAÇ, Christopher Nile, David Lappin, Nurcan Budunelı
JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2013, vol 84, pp 1627-1637
Summary
Background: This study is performed to evaluate gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) and serum levels of soluble receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand (sRANKL), interleukin (IL)-17A, IL-17E, IL-17F, IL-17A/F, and osteoprotegerin (OPG) in women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoporosis (OPR), and those who are systemically healthy (SH), all with periodontal disease.