Neopterin as a diagnostic biomarker for diagnosis of inflammatory diseases like periodontitis

Neopterin as a diagnostic biomarker for diagnosis of inflammatory diseases like periodontitis

Neopterin is a catabolic product of guanosine triphosphate, a purine nucleotide and belongs to the group pteridines. When the cytokine interferon gamma stimulates the human macrophages, they synthesize the neopterin. It is an indicative of a pro-inflammatory immune status and hence serves as a cellu...

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Main Authors: Jammula Surya Prasanna, Chinta Sumadhura, Parupalli Karunakar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Oral Research and Review
Subjects:
Biomarker
diagnostic marker
inflammation
neopterin
periodontitis
Online Access:http://www.jorr.org/article.asp?issn=2249-4987;year=2017;volume=9;issue=1;spage=45;epage=49;aulast=Prasanna

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