Open AccessEvaluation of chemokines in gingival crevicular fluid in children with band and loop space maintainers: A clinico-biochemical study
Author(s) -
Naveen Kumar,
Veera Kishore Kasa Reddy,
Prathyusha Padakandla,
Harshini Togaru,
Swathi Kalagatla,
Vinay Chand M Reddy
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.188542
Subject(s) - chemokine , medicine , immune system , gingival inflammation , inflammation , macrophage inflammatory protein , pathogenesis , immunology , dentistry , gastroenterology , periodontal disease
Chemokines are pro-inflammatory cells that can be induced during an immune response to recruit cells of the immune system to a site of infection.