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ArticleClinical and experimental immunology2018

Comparative analysis of immune cell subsets in peripheral blood from patients with periodontal disease and healthy controls.

W-C Cheng, F Saleh, B Abuaisha Karim, F J Hughes, L S Taams

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Article in Clinical and experimental immunology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

W-C ChengDepartment of Periodontology, Dental Institute, King's College London, London, UK.
F SalehDepartment of Periodontology, Dental Institute, King's College London, London, UK.
B Abuaisha KarimDepartment of Periodontology, Dental Institute, King's College London, London, UK.
F J HughesDepartment of Periodontology, Dental Institute, King's College London, London, UK.
L S TaamsCentre for Inflammation Biology and Cancer Immunology, Department of Inflammation Biology, School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.
King's College London · GBCentre for Inflammation Research · GB

Funding

Department of Health
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by the colonization of teeth by the bacterial plaque biofilm and the resultant host immune responses in adjacent periodontal tissues. Disease severity can vary dramatically between patients with periodontitis, with some subjects displaying inflammation without bony destruction (gingivitis), while others experience chronic progressive or rapidly aggressive gingival connective tissue damage and bone loss. To determine whether peripheral immune dysregulation is associated with periodontitis, we performed extensive analysis of immune cell subsets in peripheral blood from patients with chronic or aggressive periodontitis versus periodontally healthy control subjects. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from patients with chronic periodontitis or aggressive periodontitis and from periodontally healthy controls were analysed by 8-10-colour flow cytometry for the frequencies of various lymphocyte subsets, including interleukin (IL)-17-, interferon (IFN)-γ-, tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α- and IL-10-producing cells, and the frequencies and phenotype of monocytes. Cytokine levels in serum from the different groups were determined by Luminex assay. We found no significant differences in the frequencies of major immune cell populations [CD4

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AdultAggressive PeriodontitisCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesChronic PeriodontitisFemaleGingivaGingivitisHumansInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Interleukin-17Leukocytes, MononuclearLymphocyte SubsetsMaleMiddle AgedIFNG protein, humanIL10 protein, humanIL17A protein, humanInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Interleukin-17Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaperiodontal diseaseperipheral blood mononuclear cellsT helper 17 cellsTregs

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PMID30120837
PMCPMC6231023
OpenAlexW2887100496

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