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Increased oxidative product formation by peripheral blood polymorphonuclear leukocytes in human periodontal diseases
Author(s) -
Kimura S.,
Yonemura T.,
Kaya H.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of periodontal research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.31
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0765
pISSN - 0022-3484
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0765.1993.tb01069.x
Subject(s) - population , respiratory burst , oxidative phosphorylation , oxidative stress , periodontitis , immunology , flow cytometry , chemistry , granulocyte , peripheral , stimulation , reactive oxygen species , hydrogen peroxide , medicine , andrology , endocrinology , biochemistry , environmental health
We examined the oxidative burst (hydrogen peroxide‐dependent oxidative product formation) of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL) in the peripheral blood from the patients with various types of periodontal diseases including localized juvenile (LJP), generalized juvenile (GJP) and adult periodontitis (AP). Heparinized peripheral blood was obtained from 15 LJP. 13 GJP and 52 AP patients and from 30 healthy control subjects. The oxidative product (2′, 7′‐dichlorofluorescein: DCF) formation of PMNL by stimulation with phorbol myristate acetate was evalauted by a rapid quantitative assay using flow cytometry. The results indicated that all patient groups contained variable populations with normal or increased DCF formation, while the control subjects exhibited DCF formation as a single population. No significant differences in average DCF formation were found among the three patient groups. Although individual patients gave various values, the average DCF formation of the three patient groups was much higher than that of the control group. Statistical analysis revealed a significant positive correlation between DCF formation and the clinical periodontal parameters on an individual basis. Futhermore, after intial periodontal treatment, DCF formation decreased to normal levels. These results suggest that the capacity of peripheral blood PMNL to mount oxidative burst reactions might reflect the inflammotory status of periodontal disease.