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ReviewJournal of oral biology and craniofacial research

Soluble Neuropilin-1 in gingival crevicular fluid from periodontitis patients: An exploratory cross-sectional study.

Diego Prieto, Gloria Maurer, Maximiliano Sáez, Felipe Cáceres, Karina Pino-Lagos, Alejandra Chaparro

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Review in Journal of oral biology and craniofacial research. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Diego PrietoDepartamento de Periodoncia, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.
Gloria MaurerDepartamento de Periodoncia, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.
Maximiliano SáezDepartamento de Periodoncia, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.
Felipe CáceresDepartamento de Periodoncia, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.
Karina Pino-LagosCentro de Investigación Biomédica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.
Alejandra ChaparroDepartamento de Periodoncia, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.
Universidad de Los Andes, Chile · CL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSoluble Neuropilin-1 (sNRP-1) is a glycoprotein with angiogenic and immune regulatory functions, which correspond to processes deeply involved with periodontal diseases. This study's objective was to determine the concentration of sNRP-1 in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) samples of severe periodontitis (stages III-IV) compared to mild-moderate (stages I-II) periodontitis patients. MATERIALS AND

methodsAn exploratory cross-sectional study was conducted, including 36 adults subjected to a complete periodontal exam, which recorded the following periodontal parameters: periodontal probing depth (PPD), clinical attachment loss (CAL), bleeding on probing (BOP), gingival index (GI) and periodontal inflamed surface area (PISA). Periodontitis was defined by two periodontists using the case definition proposed by the 2017 World Workshop for periodontal diseases. GCF samples were collected to determine the levels of sNRP-1 via ELISA. The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney, Kruskal Wallis, and Spearman tests.

resultsThe levels of sNRP-1 in patient's GCF with periodontitis in stages III-IV showed a median of 38.385 ​ng/mL (iqr 30.98), in comparison with 20.085 ​ng/mL (iqr 12.74) for stages I-II (p ​= ​0.202). Regardless of the periodontitis stage, we observed a positive correlation between the levels of sNRP-1 in BOP (Rho: 0.45; p ​= ​0.0048), PISA (Rho: 0.50; p ​= ​0.0019), PD (Rho: 0.3; p ​= ​0.015) and GI (Rho: 0.37; p ​= ​0.02).

conclusionsThe GCF-sNRP-1 concentration was positively related to periodontal clinical inflammatory parameters and probably could be involved in pro-inflammatory and angiogenic mechanisms observed in periodontitis. Additional studies are necessary to confirm these preliminary results.

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Crevicular gingival fluidNeuropilin-1Periodontitis

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PMID33384917
PMCPMC7770967
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