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Interleukin-21 Expression and its Association with Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in Untreated Chronic Periodontitis Patients.
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PMID:  22181687     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Background: IL-21 controls the differentiation of T(H)17 cells and induces the production of IL-17 in this T cell subtype. The aim of this study was to determine the relative expression of IL-21 in gingival tissues of chronic periodontitis patients and correlate/associate this expression with pro-inflammatory cytokines and clinical parameters of disease. Methods: Samples of gingival biopsies were collected from chronic periodontitis patients (n=10) and control subjects (n=8). The mRNA expressions of IL-21, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-17, IL-23, IL-10 and TGF-β1 were quantified using real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. IL-21 levels were compared between chronic periodontitis and healthy gingival tissues and correlated with cytokine and clinical parameters of tissue destruction. Results: A significant over-expression of IL-21, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-17 and IL-23p19 was detected in periodontal disease affected tissues compared with healthy gingival tissues. IL-10 and TGF-β1 were, however, down-regulated in periodontal lesions. IL-21 yielded significant positive correlations with PD; CAL; IL-1β and IL-6. In addition, IL-21 was negatively correlated with IL-10 and TGF-β1. Conclusion: IL-21 is over-expressed in chronic periodontitis gingival tissues and correlated with clinical parameters of periodontal destruction and with pro-inflammatory cytokines. Therefore, IL-21 might play a role in the tissue destruction which characterize chronic periodontal disease.
Authors:
Nicolás Dutzan; Rolando Vernal; Jose P Vaque; Jocelyn García-Sesnich; Marcela Hernandez; Loreto Abusleme; Andrea Dezerega; J Silvio Gutkind; Jorge Gamonal
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-12-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of periodontology     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1943-3670     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-12-20     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8000345     Medline TA:  J Periodontol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Periodontal Biology, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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