Levels of leukotriene B-4 in gingival crevicular fluid and gingival tissue in specific periodontal diseases

Emingil, GÜLNUR; Cinarcik, S; Baylas, H; Coker, I; Huseyinov, A

doi:10.1902/jop.2001.72.8.1025

Levels of leukotriene B-4 in gingival crevicular fluid and gingival tissue in specific periodontal diseases

Emingil G. , Cinarcik S., Baylas H., Coker I., Huseyinov A.

JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY, vol.72, no.8, pp.1025-1031, 2001 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 72 Issue: 8
Publication Date: 2001
Doi Number: 10.1902/jop.2001.72.8.1025
Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY
Page Numbers: pp.1025-1031

Abstract

Background: Leukotriene B-4 (LTB4), a product of the lipoxygenase pathway of arachidonic acid metabolism, exhibits numerous activities that can account for most of the features of host responses seen in periodontal diseases. The aim of the present study was to examine the role of LTB4 in the pathogenesis of specific periodontal diseases.