Vascular endothelial cadherin and vascular endothelial growth factor in periodontitis and smoking

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Sakallioglu E. E., Sakallioglu U., Lütfioğlu M., Pamuk F., Kantarci A.

ORAL DISEASES, vol.21, no.2, pp.263-269, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 21 Issue: 2
• Publication Date: 2015
• Doi Number: 10.1111/odi.12261
• Journal Name: ORAL DISEASES
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.263-269
• Keywords: VE-cadherin, VEGF, smoking, periodontitis, gingival crevicular fluid, GINGIVAL BLOOD-FLOW, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, VE-CADHERIN, TYROSINE PHOSPHORYLATION, CIGARETTE-SMOKING, OXIDATIVE STRESS, SMALL AIRWAYS, SMOKERS, CELLS, ANGIOGENESIS
• Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the vascularization in periodontal disease process via revealing: (i) vascular endothelial cadherin (VE-cadherin) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) productions in periodontitis and (ii) the impact of smoking on this phenomenon.