The comparison of visfatin levels of gingival crevicular fluid in systemic lupus erythematosus and chronic periodontitis patients with healthy subjects

Clinical Rheumatology
Maryam RezaeiSoroush Mahdian

Abstract

Visfatin is an adipokine and has a crucial role in pro-inflammatory response. The aim of this study was investigating the visfatin levels of gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and chronic periodontitis and healthy subjects. Sixty non-obese females were selected based on their clinical parameters into four groups: 15 healthy subjects (H-H), 15 systemically healthy individuals with chronic periodontitis (H-CP), 15 SLE patient with CP (SLE-CP), and 15 SLE patients without CP (SLE-H). GCF samples were collected to estimate the levels of visfatin using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Investigating the amount of visfatin in the GCF showed that there is a significant difference between visfatin amount of GCF in SLE patients and chronic periodontitis (L-CP) in comparison with other groups (P < 0.001). Visfatin levels have correlated positively with all the clinical periodontal parameters and its levels in (L-CP) group are highest in comparative with other groups. This finding suggests visfatin has a possible role in association between these two inflammatory conditions. Key Point • Visfatin in systemic lupus erythematosus.

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Jun 3, 2021·Journal of Clinical Medicine·Bouchra SojodFani Anagnostou
Oct 6, 2021·Journal of Periodontal Research·Syed Basit HussainMarco Orlandi

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