Serum and salivary ferritin and Hepcidin levels in patients with chronic periodontitis and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Serum and salivary ferritin and Hepcidin levels in patients with chronic periodontitis and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Background: Iron disorder and abnormal expression of hepcidin play important roles in many diseases, but it is still unclear in chronic periodontitis (CP) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We aimed to assess ferritin and hepcidin levels in serum and saliva of CP patients with or without T2DM. Met...

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Main Authors: Feng, Y.-Z (Author), Guo, L.-N (Author), Yang, Y.-Z (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2018
Subjects:
adult
Adult
aged
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
blood
case control study
Case-Control Studies
chemistry
chronic periodontitis
Chronic periodontitis
Chronic Periodontitis
complication
Dental Plaque Index
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
female
Female
ferritin
Ferritin
Ferritins
hepcidin
Hepcidin
Hepcidins
human
Humans
male
Male
middle aged
Middle Aged
non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
Periodontal Attachment Loss
periodontal disease
periodontal index
Periodontal Index
plaque index
saliva
Saliva
Serum
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
very elderly
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