The role of resistin as a mediator of cross-susceptibility between periodontal disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus
Resistin is a cytokine involved in insulin resistance, inflammation, and immunity. Evidence suggests that resistin expression is elevated in diabetes and inflammatory diseases. Diabetes and periodontitis are associated with each other; however, the pathogenic links between these two diseases are not...
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University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
2012
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.576763 |