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KMID : 0363020070370040849
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Journal of Korean Academy of Periodontology
2007 Volume.37 No. 4 p.849 ~ p.857
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The Expression of RANK and RANKL in Gingival Tissue of Human Chronic Periodontitis
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Baek Young-Ran
Lee Jae-Mok
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purposes of this study were to compare and quantify the expressions of RANK and RANKL in the gingival tissues of non-periodontitis patient and patients with chronic periodontitis, in order to understand the contribution of these proteins to periodontal destruction.
Material and methods: Gingival tissue samples were obtained during periodontal surgery or tooth extraction. According to the patient’s systemic condition & clinical criteria of gingiva, each gingival sample was divided into two groups. Group 1 (n=8) is clinically healthy gingiva without bleeding and no evidence of bone resorption or periodontal pockets, obtained from non-periodontitis patients. Group 2 (n=8) is inflammed gingiva from patients with chronic periodontitis. Tissue samples were prepared and analyzed by Western blotting. The quantification of RANK and RANKL were performed using a densitometer and statistically analyzed by Student’s t-Test.
Results: The expression of RANK were similar in group 1 and 2. The difference between group 1 and 2 was not statistically significant. And the mean amount of RANKL was more increased in group 2 than group 1. The difference between group 1 and group 2 was statistically significant.
Conclusion: The expression level RANK didn’t show any significant difference between healthy tissue from non-periodontitis patients and inflamed tissue from chronic periodontitis, but the expression level of RANKL in inflammed tissue from chronic periodontitis showed significantly increased tendency compared to healthy gingiva from non-periodontitis patients. Therefore, characteristics of RANK and RANKL in progress of chronic periodontitis would be basis of further studies in diagnostic method and treatment index of the disease.
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KEYWORD
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Chronic Periodontitis, RANK, RANKL, gingival tissue
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