Salivary human beta-defensins and cathelicidin levels in relation to periodontitis and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Authors :: Ali Orkun Topçu
Dogukan Yilmaz
Emine Ülkü Akçay
Mustafa Altindiş
Ulvi Kahraman Gursoy
Source :: Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 78:327-331
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Informa UK Limited, 2020.
Abstract: Objective: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a well-defined risk factor of periodontitis and it can affect expression of human beta-defensins (hBDs) and cathelicidin (LL-37) as well. The aim of th...

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