Saliva Irisin Level is Higher and Related With Interleukin 6 in Generalized Periodontitis (NCT05474820) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Saliva Irisin Level is Higher and Related With Interleukin 6 in Generalized Periodontitis
Turkey (Türkiye)40 participantsStarted 2022-02-24
Plain-language summary
Irisin is novel adipomyokine known as a mediator of physical activity that produced mainly by skeletal muscle and adipose tissues. It is cleaved from the fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5 (FDNC5), which is, in turn, induced by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-ɣ co-activator 1-α (PGC-1α). Several studies reported that irisin is related with pathogenesis of many diseases which are known to be associated with periodontal disease such as obesity, diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic bone diseases. There are several studies those have reported that increased IL-6 levels are associated with progression and severity of periodontitis . Recently, it has been shown that irisin is expressed in human periodontal ligament cells (hPDL), dental pulp stem cells and osteoblasts. Also, a few studies revealed that irisin promotes growth, migration and matrix formation in hPDL cells and cementoblast differentiation. To the best our knowledge, there 's one study has been reported that the higher levels of irisin in saliva in patient with chronic periodontitis
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years – 65 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* systemically healthy
* clinical diagnosis of periodontitis
* clinical diagnosis of periodontal health
Exclusion Criteria:
\*history of regular use of systemic antibiotics anti-inflammatory, or antioxidant drugs (previous 3 months)
* nonsurgical periodontal treatment (previous 6 months)
* surgical periodontal treatment (previous 12 months)
* presence of\<10 teeth
* current medications affecting gingival health (calcium channel blockers, phenytoin, cyclosporine, and hormone replacement therapy)
* diabetes
* diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis
* pregnancy
* lactating
* smoking
* excessive alcohol consumption.
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