Salivary and serum interleukin-17A and interleukin-18 levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with and without periodontitis.

Salivary and serum interleukin-17A and interleukin-18 levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with and without periodontitis.

OBJECTIVE:Interleukin (IL)-17A and IL-18 have been proposed to play important roles in periodontitis and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), but human data are conflicting. The present study aimed to investigate the roles of IL-17A and IL-18 in periodontitis and DM by measuring salivary and serum levels,...

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Main Authors: Suteera Techatanawat, Rudee Surarit, Kongthawat Chairatvit, Weerapan Khovidhunkit, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Supanee Thanakun, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Siribang-On Piboonniyom Khovidhunkit, Yuichi Izumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228921

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228921

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