Serum Lp-PLA(2) and hsCRP levels may play an important role in the association between periodontal disease and hyperlipidemia, and the control of these mediators may affect the inflammatory control of patients with hyperlipidemia and periodontal disease.
BackgroundThe aim of this study was to evaluate the serum lipoxin A4 (LXA4) and neutrophil/lymphocyte (Ne/Ly) ratio in individuals with achieved systemic risk factors for periodontitis.Material/MethodsOne hundred and eighty volunteers (69 male, 111 female) who were categorized as systemically healthy control, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, obese and menopause were recruited for this cross-sectional study. Sociodemographic characteristics and oral health behaviors were recorded via questionnaire. Clinical periodontal parameters, including plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), probing pocket depth (PD), clinical attachment level (CAL), sulcus bleeding index (SBI) and decayed, missing, and filled teeth index (DMFT), were assessed. Systemic parameters and LXA4 levels were evaluated in serum samples.ResultsClinical periodontal parameters and DMFT were higher in subjects with achieved systemic risk factors than in healthy subjects. The systemically healthy with periodontitis group had higher serum LXA4 levels than the systemically healthy with non-periodontitis group (P<0.05). The Ne/Ly ratio was higher in the hyperlipidemic group with periodontitis than in the hyperlipidemic group with non-periodontitis (P<0.05). In the control group, serum LXA4 levels were positively correlated with the PD, CAL and SBI.ConclusionsIn the presence of periodontitis, an increase in LXA4 levels and the Ne/Ly ratio in hyperlipidemic patients could contribute to the hypothesis that these parameters could be an indicator in periodontitis and its systemic risk factors.
CC chemokine receptors 2 (CCR2) and 5 (CCR5) are involved
in many
inflammatory diseases; however, most CCR2 and CCR5 clinical candidates
have been unsuccessful. (Pre)clinical evidence suggests that dual
CCR2/CCR5 inhibition might be more effective in the treatment of such
multifactorial diseases. In this regard, the highly conserved intracellular
binding site in chemokine receptors provides a new avenue for the
design of multitarget ligands. In this study, we synthesized and evaluated
the biological activity of a series of triazolopyrimidinone
derivatives in CCR2 and CCR5. Radioligand binding assays first showed
that they bind to the intracellular site of CCR2, and in combination
with functional assays on CCR5, we explored structure–affinity/activity
relationships in both receptors. Although most compounds were CCR2-selective, 39 and 43 inhibited β-arrestin recruitment
in CCR5 with high potency. Moreover, these compounds displayed an
insurmountable mechanism of inhibition in both receptors, which holds
promise for improved efficacy in inflammatory diseases.
Although any additive effect of cholesterol-enriched diet to ABL was not found in rats with ligature-induced experimental periodontitis, these findings revealed that a cholesterol-enriched diet could lead to ABL and an increase in periodontal inflammation and serum pro-oxidants.
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