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Effect of periodontal therapy on spontaneous lymphocyte response and neutrophil chemotaxis in localized and generalized juvenile periodontitis patients *
Author(s) -
Suzuki Jon B.,
Risom Laurel,
Falkler William A.,
Collison Christine,
Bowers Gerald
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1985.tb01371.x
Subject(s) - chemotaxis , periodontitis , lymphocyte , aggressive periodontitis , immunology , medicine , etiology , pathogenesis , receptor
The etiology and pathogenesis of juvenile periodontitis may involve dysfunctions of the host response. In particular, the neutrophil and the lymphocyte have been implicated in the disease. The purpose of the present study was to examine the in vitro spontaneous lymphocyte response and neutrophil chemotaxis in populations of localized juvenile periodontitis (LJP) and generalized juvenile periodontitis (GJP) patients and age‐ and sex‐matched healthy subjects (HS). These laboratory values were also evaluated immediately following and 1 year after periodontal therapy. The results show that spontaneous lymphocyte responses reflecting the autologous mixed lymphocyte reaction (AMLR) are depressed for GJP patients. The decreased AMLR in the GJP group appears to represent an abnormal T‐cell function which may reflect activity of the periodontal lesion. LJP patients have an increased AMLR response, although h was not statistically significant. I year following active periodontal therapy, spontaneous lymphocyte responsiveness returned to normal in most GJP patients. The increased spontaneous lymphocyte responsiveness of LJP patients was not changed either immediately following active periodontal therapy or 1 year later, LJP and GJP patients exhibited a neutrophil chemotaxis defect when compared lo cells from HS. This neutrophil defect was still observed I year following active therapy.