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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2021

Deposition of Immune Complexes in Gingival Tissues in the Presence of Periodontitis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Julien Rodrigues Pires, Maria Renata Sales Nogueira, Adauto José Ferreira Nunes, Débora Regina Fernandes Degand, Larissa Costa Pessoa, Carla Andreotti Damante, Mariana Schutzer Ragghianti Zangrando, Sebastião Luiz Aguiar Greghi, Maria Lúcia Rubo de Rezende, Adriana Campos Passanezi Sant'Ana

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Julien Rodrigues PiresDiscipline of Periodontics, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontics, School of Dentistry at Bauru, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil.
Maria Renata Sales NogueiraLauro de Souza Lima Institute, São Paulo State Health Secretariat, Bauru, Brazil.
Adauto José Ferreira NunesLauro de Souza Lima Institute, São Paulo State Health Secretariat, Bauru, Brazil.
Débora Regina Fernandes DegandCell Biology Lab, Lauro de Souza Lima Institute Hospital, Bauru, Brazil.
Larissa Costa PessoaDepartment of Dentistry, Paulista University, Brasília, Brazil.
Carla Andreotti DamanteDiscipline of Periodontics, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontics, School of Dentistry at Bauru, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil.
Mariana Schutzer Ragghianti ZangrandoDiscipline of Periodontics, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontics, School of Dentistry at Bauru, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil.
Sebastião Luiz Aguiar GreghiDiscipline of Periodontics, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontics, School of Dentistry at Bauru, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil.
Maria Lúcia Rubo de RezendeDiscipline of Periodontics, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontics, School of Dentistry at Bauru, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil.
Adriana Campos Passanezi Sant'AnaDiscipline of Periodontics, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontics, School of Dentistry at Bauru, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil.
Universidade de São Paulo · BRInstituto Lauro de Souza Lima · BRUniversidade Paulista · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex chronic autoimmune disease characterized by tissue damage and widespread inflammation in response to environmental challenges. Deposition of immune complexes in kidneys glomeruli are associated with lupus nephritis, determining SLE diagnosis. Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by clinical attachment and bone loss, caused by a microbial challenge - host response interaction. Deposition of immune complex at gingival tissues is a common finding in the course of the disease. Considering that, the primary aim of this study is to investigate the deposition of immune complexes at gingival tissues of SLE patients compared to systemically healthy ones, correlating it to periodontal and systemic parameters. Twenty-five women diagnosed with SLE (SLE+) and 25 age-matched systemically healthy (SLE-) women were included in the study. Detailed information on overall patient's health were obtained from file records. Participants were screened for probing depth (PD), clinical attachment loss (CAL), gingival recession (REC), full-mouth bleeding score (FMBS) and plaque scores (FMPS). Bone loss was determined at panoramic X-ray images as the distance from cementenamel junction to alveolar crest (CEJ-AC). Gingival biopsies were obtained from the first 15 patients submitted to surgical periodontal therapy of each group, and were analyzed by optical microscopy and direct immunofluorescence to investigate the deposition of antigen-antibody complexes. Eleven (44%) patients were diagnosed with active SLE (SLE-A) and 14 (56%) with inactive SLE (LES-I). Mean PD, CAL and FMBS were significantly lower in SLE+ than SLE-(

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Disease SusceptibilityAdultAntigen-Antibody ComplexBiomarkersComorbidityDisease ManagementFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGingivaHumansImmunohistochemistryLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMaleMiddle AgedPeriodontitisRisk FactorsAntigen-Antibody ComplexBiomarkersdiagnosisimmune complexinflammationperiodontitissystemic lupus erythematosus

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