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ArticleBMC oral health2024

Serum biomarker levels in smokers and non-smokers following periodontal therapy. A prospective cohort study.

Lorenz V Knie, Knut N Leknes, Ying Xue, Stein Atle Lie, Dagmar F Bunæs

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Article in BMC oral health, 2024. 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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Lorenz V KnieDepartment of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Årstadsveien 19, Bergen, N-5009, Norway.
Knut N LeknesDepartment of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Årstadsveien 19, Bergen, N-5009, Norway.
Ying XueDepartment of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Årstadsveien 19, Bergen, N-5009, Norway.
Stein Atle LieDepartment of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Årstadsveien 19, Bergen, N-5009, Norway.
Dagmar F BunæsDepartment of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Årstadsveien 19, Bergen, N-5009, Norway. dagmar.bunes@uib.no.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo compare presence and levels of serum cytokines in smokers and non-smokers with periodontitis following periodontal therapy.

methodsThirty heavy smokers and 30 non-smokers with stage III or IV periodontitis were included in this prospective cohort study. Clinical data and blood serum were collected at baseline (T0), after step I-III (T1), and after 12 months step IV periodontal therapy (T2). Cytokine IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α, IL-10, and IP-10 levels were measured using multiplex kit Bio-Plex Human Pro™ Assay. Linear regression models with cluster robust variance estimates to adjust for repeated observations were used to test intra- and intergroup levels for each marker, IL-6 and IL-8 defined as primary outcomes.

resultsClinical outcomes improved in both groups following therapy (p < 0.05). IL-6 levels increased with 75.0% from T0-T2 among smokers (p = 0.004). No significant intra- or intergroup differences were observed for IL-8. Higher levels of TNF-α (44.1%) and IL-10 (50.6%) were detected in smokers compared with non-smokers at T1 (p = 0.007 and p = 0.037, respectively). From T1-T2, differences in mean change over time for levels of TNF-α and IL-10 were observed in smokers compared with non-smokers (p = 0.005 and p = 0.008, respectively).

conclusionUpregulated levels of serum cytokines in smokers indicate a systemic effect of smoking following periodontal therapy. Differences in cytokine levels between smokers and non-smokers demonstrate a smoking induced modulation of specific systemic immunological responses in patients with severe periodontitis.

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PeriodontitisSmokersBiomarkersCytokinesGingival Crevicular FluidHumansInterleukin-10Interleukin-6Interleukin-8Non-SmokersProspective StudiesSmokingTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaBiomarkersCytokinesInterleukin-10Interleukin-6Interleukin-8Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaPeriodontal treatmentPeriodontitisSmokingSystemic inflammation

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