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SUBMITTER: Goncalves PF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4418528 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gonçalves Patricia Furtado PF Huang Hong H McAninley Suzanna S Alfant Barnett B Harrison Peter P Aukhil Ikramuddin I Walker Clay C Shaddox Luciana Macchion LM
Journal of periodontology 20130328 12
<h4>Background</h4>Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of host-derived proteinases reported to mediate multiple functions associated with periodontal breakdown and inflammation. High MMP levels in African-American children with localized aggressive periodontitis (LAgP) have been reported previously by the present authors. However, little is known about MMP reductions in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) after therapy. This study aims to evaluate MMP levels in the GCF after treatment of L ...[more]