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Determine whether circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines in patient plasma mediate the hyperactive and hyper-reactive neutrophil phenotypes characteristic of periodontitis.

October 21, 2010Journal Of Clinical Periodontology

Activation of the neutrophil respiratory burst by plasma from periodontitis patients is mediated by pro-inflammatory cytokines

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Determine whether circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines in patient plasma mediate the hyperactive and hyper-reactive neutrophil phenotypes characteristic of periodontitis.
Assessed the effects of periodontitis patient plasma on neutrophil respiratory burst activation.
Evaluated the specific contributions of circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines, including IL-8, GM-CSF, and IFN-α, to neutrophil functional phenotypes.
Exposure to plasma cytokines IL-8, GM-CSF, and IFN-α induced a hyperactive neutrophil phenotype.
Plasma IFN-α specifically drove the induction of a hyper-reactive neutrophil phenotype in periodontitis.

Implication

Laboratory study demonstrates cytokine-mediated neutrophil activation in periodontitis patients, suggesting circulating inflammatory signals drive tissue-damaging hyper-reactivity.

Abstract

This study demonstrates that plasma cytokines may have a role in inducing the hyperactive (IL-8, GM-CSF, IFN-α) and hyper-reactive (IFN-α) neutrophil phenotype seen in periodontitis patients.

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Dias et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd4cef0644c7b49d40cc5e https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-051x.2010.01628.x

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Implication

Laboratory study demonstrates cytokine-mediated neutrophil activation in periodontitis patients, suggesting circulating inflammatory signals drive tissue-damaging hyper-reactivity.

Abstract

This study demonstrates that plasma cytokines may have a role in inducing the hyperactive (IL-8, GM-CSF, IFN-α) and hyper-reactive (IFN-α) neutrophil phenotype seen in periodontitis patients.

Activation of the neutrophil respiratory burst by plasma from periodontitis patients is mediated by pro-inflammatory cytokines

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Activation of the neutrophil respiratory burst by plasma from periodontitis patients is mediated by pro-inflammatory cytokines

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