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ArticleJournal of dental sciences2023

Comparison of the inflammatory states of serum and gingival crevicular fluid in periodontitis patients with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Xin-Ran Xu, Jing-Ling Xu, Lu He, Xian-E Wang, Hong-Ye Lu, Huan-Xin Meng

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Article in Journal of dental sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. The Role of IL-17 in Periodontitis and Its Systemic Connections.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  7. Serum cytokines in periodontal diseases.Periodontology 2000 · 2025
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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.

Xin-Ran XuDepartment of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, China.
Jing-Ling XuDepartment of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, China.
Lu HeDepartment of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, China.
Xian-E WangDepartment of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, China.
Hong-Ye LuDepartment of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, China.
Huan-Xin MengDepartment of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, China.
Peking University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Materials and methods: 20 subjects were systematic and periodontal healthy (H group), 40 subjects were with periodontitis (CP group), and other 40 were with periodontitis and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DC group). Fasting blood glucose (FBG) and HbA1c was tested. GCF and serum level of interleukin (IL) -17, visfatin, receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) ligand (RANKL)/osteoprotegerin (OPG) ratio were measured. Results: The GCF volume, total amount of IL-17, vastatin, RANKL/OPG ratio in GCF and their concentrations in serum were higher ( Conclusion: Moderate and severe periodontitis aggravated systemic inflammation. T2DM together with periodontitis resulted in more severe systemic inflammation. The positive correlation between the periodontal and systemic inflammation and their association with FBG indicated an inflammatory link between periodontitis and T2DM.

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Interleukin 17OsteoprotegerinPeriodontitisReceptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligandType 2 diabetes mellitusVisfatin

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PMID37404605
PMCPMC10316454
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