Interleukin-17 in sera from patients with acute myocardial infarction and chronic periodontitis

Background: Interleukin-17 (IL-17) is a cytokine that modulate the inflammatory process in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and chronic periodontitis (CP) and has not been assessed in patients with AMI and CP. The aim of this study was to investigate possible association between AMI and CP by estim...

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Main Authors: N Ravindra Reddy, D S Madhu Babu, Vinay Chavan, N Sarath, C Venkat Subba Reddy, A Kishore Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Orofacial Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jofs.in/article.asp?issn=0975-8844;year=2013;volume=5;issue=1;spage=21;epage=26;aulast=Reddy