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ArticleBMC research notes2016

In silico analyses of heparin binding proteins expression in human periodontal tissues.

Bernadette Lackey, Quentin M Nunes, Susan M Higham, David G Fernig, Sabeel P Valappil

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Article in BMC research notes, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bernadette LackeyDepartment of Health Services Research and School of Dentistry, University of Liverpool, Research Wing, Daulby Street, Liverpool, L69 3GN, UK. bernie111@hotmail.com.
Quentin M NunesNIHR Liverpool Pancreas Biomedical Research Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Daulby Street, Liverpool, L69 3GA, UK. qnunes@liverpool.ac.uk.
Susan M HighamDepartment of Health Services Research and School of Dentistry, University of Liverpool, Research Wing, Daulby Street, Liverpool, L69 3GN, UK. s.m.higham@liverpool.ac.uk.
David G FernigDepartment of Structural and Chemical Biology, Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool, L69 7ZB, UK. dgfernig@liverpool.ac.uk.
Sabeel P ValappilDepartment of Health Services Research and School of Dentistry, University of Liverpool, Research Wing, Daulby Street, Liverpool, L69 3GN, UK. S.Valappil@liverpool.ac.uk.
University of Liverpool · GBRoyal Liverpool University Hospital · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPeriodontitis is described as a group of inflammatory diseases of the gingiva and supporting structures of the periodontium. The accumulation of plaque bacteria, which include putative periodontal pathogens, is known to initiate the disease but the host immune response is the major contributing factor for destruction of periodontal tissues. Proteins that bind to heparin heparin-binding protein (HBPs) play important roles in health and disease and interact with each other via networks known as 'heparin interactomes'. This study aimed at evaluating published datasets of HBPs and its role in periodontitis.

methodsTo elucidate the role of HBPs in periodontitis, bioinformatics analyses of published data was used. In silico analyses of published datasets were used to construct a putative HBPs interactome using an online database resource, 'STRING' (Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes).

resultsPubMed searches identified 249 genes that were up regulated and 146 genes that were down regulated in periodontal disease, compared with periodontal disease-free gingival samples. In silico analyses using published datasets revealed 25 up-regulated and 23 down-regulated HBPs in periodontitis. Of these HBPs; chemokines, such as CXCL12 was up regulated where as some of the matrixmetalloproteinases (MMPs; MMP-2 and MMP9) were up-regulated while MMP-14 was down regulated.

conclusionsThe results indicate that HBP analyses will provide multiple targets for the biological mechanisms underlying periodontal disease (such as MMPs, cytokines and chemokines) that will have important clinical implications in the future drug design and management of periodontal disease.

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Computer SimulationAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesBlood ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCluster AnalysisHumansPeriodontitisPeriodontiumProtein Interaction MappingAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesAZU1 protein, humanBlood ProteinsCarrier Proteins

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