ArticleJournal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry
C3 Targeted Complement Therapy for Chronic Periodontitis - A Scoping Review.
Article in Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry. 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, 3 citations in OpenAlex.
- Nanocomposite LL37-gold nanoparticles with puerarin for periodontitis-linked atherosclerosis.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2026Article
- Study on the Clinical Efficacy of Combined Therapy with Minocycline Hydrochloride Ointment and Tinidazole for Chronic Periodontitis: Retrospective Study.Journal of inflammation research · 2025Article
- AMY-101 as complement C3 inhibitor for periodontitis therapy: mechanisms, efficacy, and clinical translation.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Canonical and non-canonical roles of complement in atherosclerosis.Nature reviews. Cardiology · 2024Review
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Abstract
Aim: Materials and Methods: About 66 original studies were obtained during an initial electronic search in Medline (Pubmed), Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase. About four articles were included in the review after screening the duplicates and reading the full text. Their aims and objectives, drug dosage, route of administration, results, and conclusions were recorded. Results: Of the four-original research, 3 were animal studies and one randomized Phase IIa clinical trial. They showed that C3 targeted complement therapy reduced the inflammatory and clinical periodontal parameters in CP. Conclusion: C3 targeted complement therapy may be regarded as a valuable adjunct to non-surgical periodontal treatment for CP. However, the results are still under investigation and require further verification through clinical trials.
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