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ArticleMediators of inflammation2021

Metabolomic Evaluation of Chronic Periodontal Disease in Older Adults.

Wellington F Rodrigues, Camila B Miguel, Ferdinando Agostinho, Gabriela V da Silva, Javier E Lazo-Chica, Sandra M Naressi Scapin, Marcelo H Napimoga, Carlos A Trindade-da-Silva, José E Krieger, Alexandre da Costa Pereira and 3 more

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Article in Mediators of inflammation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 25% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. The role of salivary metabolomics in chronic periodontitis: bridging oral and systemic diseases.Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society · 2025
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  4. Association BetweenInfection and drug resistance · 2025
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  5. Polyamines in Dysbiotic Oral Conditions of Older Adults: A Scoping Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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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

13 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Wellington F RodriguesPostgraduate Course in Health Sciences, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, 38015-050 Uberaba, MG, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3426-2186
Camila B MiguelPostgraduate Course in Health Sciences, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, 38015-050 Uberaba, MG, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1834-1394
Ferdinando AgostinhoPostgraduate Course in Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, 38015-050 Uberaba, MG, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9126-1107
Gabriela V da SilvaHeart Institute-INCOR, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, 05403-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2913-2296
Javier E Lazo-ChicaCell Biology Laboratory, Institute of Biological and Natural Sciences of the Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, 38015-050 Uberaba, MG, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1950-1895
Sandra M Naressi ScapinInstituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia, 25250-020 Duque de Caxias, RJ, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5405-7219
Marcelo H NapimogaInstitute and Research Center São Leopoldo Mandic, São Leopoldo Mandic Faculty-SLMANDIC, 13045-755 Campinas, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4472-365X
Carlos A Trindade-da-SilvaInstitute of Genetics and Biochemistry, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38400-902 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5669-4190
José E KriegerHeart Institute-INCOR, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, 05403-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5464-1792
Alexandre da Costa PereiraHeart Institute-INCOR, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, 05403-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7782-5540
Carlo J Freire OliveiraPostgraduate Course in Health Sciences, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, 38015-050 Uberaba, MG, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2211-7333
Siomar de Castro SoaresPostgraduate Course in Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, 38015-050 Uberaba, MG, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7299-3724
Carlos Ueira-VieiraInstitute of Genetics and Biochemistry, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38400-902 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8369-9069
Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro · BRUniversidade de São Paulo · BRUniversidade Federal de Uberlândia · BRFaculdade São Leopoldo Mandic · BRInstituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Periodontal disease is an infectious inflammatory disease related to the destruction of supporting tissues of the teeth, leading to a functional loss of the teeth. Inflammatory molecules present in the exudate are catalyzed and form different metabolites that can be identified and quantified. Thus, we evaluated the inflammatory exudate present in crevicular fluid to identify metabolic biological markers for diagnosing chronic periodontal disease in older adults. Research participants were selected from long-term institutions in Brazil. Participants were individuals aged 65 years or older, healthy, or with chronic periodontal disease. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry was used to evaluate potential biomarkers in 120 crevicular fluid samples. We identified 969 metabolites in the individuals. Of these, 15 metabolites showed a variable importance with projection score > 1 and were associated with periodontal disease. Further analysis showed that among the 15 metabolites, two (5-aminovaleric acid and serine, 3TMS derivative) were found at higher concentrations in the crevicular fluid, indicating their potential diagnostic power for periodontal disease in older adults. Our findings indicated that some metabolites are present at high concentrations in the crevicular fluid in older adults with periodontal disease and can be used as biomarkers of periodontal disease.

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AgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersChronic PeriodontitisGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryGingival Crevicular FluidHumansMetabolomicsBiomarkers

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PMID34840526
PMCPMC8617563
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