Open AccessEstimation of interleukin-18 in the gingival crevicular fluid and serum of Bengali population with periodontal health and disease
Author(s) -
Vineet Nair,
Prasanta Bandyopadhyay,
Debtosh Kundu,
Das S
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.183098
Subject(s) - medicine , gingivitis , chronic periodontitis , periodontitis , scaling and root planing , dentistry , tooth loss , interleukin , cytokine , gastroenterology , oral health
Host's immune response elicits cytokines in response to bacterial challenge. We explore role of one such cytokine interleukin-18 (IL-18) in periodontal health and disease.