Open AccessAssessment of membrane-organizing extension spike protein as a biomarker for periodontal disease by comparing its level in gingival crevicular fluid in individuals with and without chronic severe periodontitis – A pilot study
Author(s) -
Anjali Sreedharan,
Mohammed Shereef,
Jayachandran Perayil,
Angel Fenol,
Rajesh Vyloppillil,
Biju Balakrishnan
Publication year - 2019
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/jisp.jisp_694_18
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic periodontitis , periodontitis , biomarker , scaling and root planing , moesin , dentistry , bleeding on probing , periodontology , gastroenterology , ezrin , cell , biochemistry , chemistry , genetics , cytoskeleton , biology
Membrane-organizing extension spike protein (Moesin) is a cytoskeletal protein expressed in the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) which may play a role in the immune response in periodontal disease. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether Moesin can be used as a biomarker for periodontal disease.