2024, Volume 17, Issue 2, pp 205 – 209

Salivary levels of azurocidin and soluble azurophilic granules in periodontal disease

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Corresponding author Batool Hassan Al-Ghurabi Department of Basic Science, College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq E-mail: batoolamms@codental.uobaghdad.edu.iq

Abstract

Periodontitis is an infection-driven inflammatory condition of the periodontium. Neutrophils are one of the most important first-line immune cells that protect against pathogen microorganisms in the saliva, but they may also mediate tissue death in inflammatory disorders. The aim of our study was to estimate salivary levels of azurocidin and extracellular azurophilic granules cluster of differentiation (CD63) as biomarkers of neutrophil activation in patients with periodontal diseases and to study the correlation between the levels of these two biomarkers and clinical periodontal parameters. The study included 60 patients with periodontal disease (30 patients with periodontitis and 30 with gingivitis) and 25 healthy controls. The assessed parameters were bleeding on probing, the plaque index, clinical attachment loss, and probing pocket depth. Saliva samples were taken from each study participant, and azurocidin and CD63 levels were measured using ELISA. Azurocidin and CD63 levels were significantly higher in patients with periodontitis and patients with gingivitis than in controls (P < 0.05), and significantly higher in patients with periodontitis than in patients with gingivitis (P < 0.05). Moreover, we found a significant positive correlation between the two biomarkers with clinical attachment loss in the periodontitis group. This study has shown that increased salivary azurocidin and extracellular CD63 levels are associated with enhanced innate response in periodontal disease and can be considered biomarkers of neutrophil activation.

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PMC ID: 11131640
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DOI: 10.25122/jml-2023-0286

Article Publishing Date (print): 2 2024
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ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life

Copyright License: Open Access

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