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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Identification of IL-18 and Soluble Cell Adhesion Molecules in the Gingival Crevicular Fluid as Novel Biomarkers of Psoriasis.

Fernando Valenzuela, Javier Fernández, Constanza Jiménez, Daniela Cavagnola, Juan Felipe Mancilla, Jessica Astorga, Marcela Hernández, Alejandra Fernández

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Article in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. 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.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

  1. Pooled it
  2. The Roles of Interleukin-18 in Inflammation and Autoimmune Disease.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2026
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  3. A review of core immuno-inflammatory mechanisms and key regulatory targets in psoriasis.American journal of clinical and experimental immunology · 2026
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  5. Inflammation and Psoriasis: A Comprehensive Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  9. MMP-9 Levels in the Gingival Crevicular Fluid of Chilean Rosacea Patients.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Fernando ValenzuelaDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-1032-9347
Javier FernándezCentro Internacional de Estudios Clínicos, Probity Medical Research, Santiago 8420383, Chile.
Constanza JiménezDepartment of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago 8370133, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-2363-4036
Daniela CavagnolaDepartment of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago 8370133, Chile.
Juan Felipe MancillaDepartment of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago 8370133, Chile.
Jessica AstorgaLaboratory of Periodontal Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8380544, Chile.
Marcela HernándezLaboratory of Periodontal Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8380544, Chile.ORCID 0000-0001-8289-7314
Alejandra FernándezDepartment of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago 8370133, Chile.
Universidad Andrés Bello · CLUniversity of Chile · CLCentro de Estudios Científicos · CL

Funding

CIEC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Psoriasis is a chronic immunoinflammatory skin disease. Although its diagnosis is clinical, differences in the appearance and severity of lesions pose a challenge for clinicians worldwide. The use of accessible biomarkers for psoriasis could aid in the early diagnosis and treatment of the disease. To date, evidence on the analysis of gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) molecules as novel, accessible, and reliable biomarkers for psoriasis is limited. This cross-sectional study compared the GCF levels of IL-18, soluble (s)ICAM-1, and sE-selectin in psoriatic patients (n = 42) and healthy controls (n = 39). Individuals with psoriasis not undergoing treatment and healthy individuals were included independent of periodontal status. GCF samples were collected, and a multiplex bead immunoassay was performed to quantify the levels of the target molecules. Psoriatic patients presented higher concentrations of IL-18 and lower concentrations of sE-selectin compared to controls (

Indexed as

biomarkerscell adhesion moleculesE-selectingingival crevicular fluidintercellular adhesion molecule-1interleukin 18periodontal diseasepsoriasisskin diseases

Identifiers

PMID34685372
PMCPMC8538479
OpenAlexW3199368308

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