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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022

The Correlation between Periodontal Parameters and Cell-Free DNA in the Gingival Crevicular Fluid, Saliva, and Plasma in Chinese Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Xuanzhi Zhu, Chao-Jung Chu, Weiyi Pan, Yan Li, Hanyao Huang, Lei Zhao

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xuanzhi ZhuState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Chao-Jung ChuState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Weiyi PanState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Yan LiState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Hanyao HuangState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6805-0157
Lei ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9612-3114
Sichuan University · CN

Funding

Key Projects of Sichuan Provincial Department of Science and Technology 2020YFSY0008National Natural Science Foundation of China 81970944, 81991502Research and Develop Program, West China Hospital of Stomatology Sichuan University RD-02-202107Sichuan Postdoctoral Science Foundation TB2022005Sichuan Province Science and Technology Support Program 2022NSFSC0743
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the correlation between periodontal parameters and cell-free DNA (cfDNA) concentrations in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF), saliva, and plasma. Methods: Full mouth periodontal parameters, including probing depth (PD), bleeding on probing (BOP), and plaque index (PI) were recorded from 25 healthy volunteers, 31 patients with untreated gingivitis, and 25 patients with untreated periodontitis. GCF, saliva, and plasma samples were collected from all subjects. Extraction and quantification assays were undertaken to determine cfDNA concentrations of each sample. Results: GCF and salivary cfDNA levels were increased with aggravation of periodontal inflammation (GCF p < 0.0001; saliva p < 0.001). Plasma cfDNA concentrations in patients with periodontitis were significantly higher than those in healthy volunteers and patients with gingivitis. GCF and salivary cfDNA were positively correlated with mean PD, max PD, BOP, and mean PI (p < 0.0001), whereas plasma cfDNA was not correlated with BOP (p = 0.099). Conclusion: GCF, saliva, and plasma concentrations of cfDNA were significantly elevated in patients with periodontal disease. There were also positive correlations between cfDNA levels in GCF and saliva and periodontal parameters.

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cell-free DNAgingival crevicular fluidinnate immunityperiodontal disease

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PMID36498477
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