Treatment of chronic periodontitis decreases serum prohepcidin levels in patients with chronic kidney disease

OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of periodontal treatment on serum levels of prohepcidin (the prohormone of hepcidin) and systemic inflammation markers, as well as correlations among these markers, in patients with chronic periodontitis and chronic kidney disease who were not undergoing dialysis....

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Main Authors: Vilela, Eduardo Machado, Bastos, Jessica Amaral, Fernandes, Natalia, Ferreira, Ana Paula, Chaoubah, Alfredo, Bastos, Marcus Gomes
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo 2011
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Clinical Science
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3093797/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21655762
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1807-59322011000400022
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