Acute Phase Proteins: Journey of Pivotal Marker in Periodontal Disease

Autor: Mukesh Ardale, Vishnudas Dwarkadas Bhandari, Surbhi Khaparde, Rashmi Jawade, Kailash Mundada, Gauri Ugale
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences. 15:92-99
ISSN: 2279-0853
2279-0861
Popis: Periodontal disease is a chronic and concealed infection. It has become progressively clearer in recent years that periodontal disease can cause remarkable increase as well as decrease in the levels of markers of systemic inflammation. These markers include chiefly plasma proteins such as acute phase proteins. The acute phase proteins are an evolutionarily conserved family of proteins produced mainly in the liver in response to infection and inflammation. Acute phase proteins are generated in the host by a process called as acute phase reaction which is mediated by cytokines like Interleukin-1, 6, 8 and tumor necrosis factorα. The rise in the plasma concentration of acute phase proteins can assist host defense by aiding recognition of invading microbes, mobilization of leukocytes into the circulation, and increasing blood flow to injured or infected sites. This review reiterates on the structure, synthesis, classification, functions of acute phase proteins and their interrelationship with periodontal disease.
Databáze: OpenAIRE