CURRENT STATUS OF PROINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES IN PERIODONTAL DISEASE AND DURING PERIODONTAL THERAPY

CURRENT STATUS OF PROINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES IN PERIODONTAL DISEASE AND DURING PERIODONTAL THERAPY

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgment

About the Authors

Abbreviations

Chapter I Introduction

Chapter II Classification

Chapter III Biological Activity of Proinflammatory Cytokines

Interleukin -1 (IL -1)

Tumour Necrosis Factor (TNF)

Interleukin 6

Interleukin 8

Chapter IV Role in the Pathogenesis of Periodontitis

Alteration of IL-1 Level During Chronic Periodontitis

Alteration of Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Levels during Chronic Periodontitis

Alteration of Interleukin – 6 (IL – 6) Levels during Chronic Periodontitis

Alteration of Interleukin – 8 (IL-8) Levels during Chronic Periodontitis

Chapter V Effect of Periodontal Therapy

Effect on Interleukin -1 (IL -1) Level

Effect on Tumour Necrosis Factor (TNF) Level

Effect on Interleukin -6 (IL – 6) Level

Effect on Interleukin -8 (IL-8) Level

Chapter VI Mechanism of Expression and Synthesis during Periodontal Disease

Expression and Synthesis of Interleukin -1 (IL -1)

Expression and Synthesis of Tumour Necrosis Factor (TNF)

Expression and Synthesis of Interleukin -6 (IL -6)

Expression and Synthesis of Interleukin -8 (IL -8)

Chapter VII GCF Proinflammtory Cytokines as a Diagnostic Marker

Chapter VIII Summary

References

Index