The role of serum lipoxin A4 levels in the association between periodontal disease and metabolic syndrome

DOĞAN, ESRA; DOĞAN, BURAK; FENTOĞLU, Özlem; KIRZIOĞLU, Fatma

doi:10.5051/jpis.2019.49.2.105

The role of serum lipoxin A4 levels in the association between periodontal disease and metabolic syndrome

DOĞAN E. S. K. , DOĞAN B., FENTOĞLU Ö. , KIRZIOĞLU F. Y.

JOURNAL OF PERIODONTAL AND IMPLANT SCIENCE, vol.49, no.2, pp.105-113, 2019 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 49 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.5051/jpis.2019.49.2.105
Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF PERIODONTAL AND IMPLANT SCIENCE
Page Numbers: pp.105-113

Abstract

Purpose: An unresolved inflammatory state contributes to the pathogenesis of periodontal disease and metabolic syndrome (MetS). Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of lipoxin A4 (LXA4), a proresolving lipid mediator, in the association between periodontal disease and MetS.