Receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANKL) and CD 31 expressions in chronic periodontitis patients before and after surgery

Friedmann A., ÖZMERİÇ KURTULUŞ N., Bernimoulin J., Kleber B., Ayhan E., Aykan T., ...More

CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY, vol.39, no.4, pp.508-517, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 39 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.5114/ceji.2014.47737
  • Journal Name: CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.508-517
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim of the study: The present study investigated the hypothesis that upregulation of receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANKL) expression may be associated with upregulation of endothelial cell activitiy, which is common for periods of periodontal bone loss in chronic periodontitis.