Protein carbonyl: An oxidative stress marker in gingival crevicular fluid in healthy, gingivitis, and chronic periodontitis subjects

Background: A defined role for reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the tissue destruction that characterizes periodontitis has been described. Protein carbonyl (PC) is the most widely used biomarker for oxidative damage to proteins, and reflects cellular damage induced by multiple forms of ROS. The pur...

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Main Authors: Avani R Pradeep, M V Ramchandraprasad, Pavan Bajaj, Nishanth S Rao, Esha Agarwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
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Online Access:http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2013;volume=4;issue=1;spage=27;epage=31;aulast=Pradeep