Shanghai Journal of Stomatology ›› 2015, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (2): 193-198.

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Expression of CXC chemokine ligand 16 and chemokine receptor 6 in periodontal tissues of patients with moderately severe periodontitis

SUN Xiao-ju,HOU Jun-chi,XIE Hong,ZHANG Hui,DENG Wei,WANG Yun   

  1. Department of Stomatology, People’s Hospital of Liaoning Province. Shenyang 110016, Liaoning Province, China
  • Received:2014-05-15 Online:2015-04-20 Published:2015-07-24
  • Supported by:
    Science and Technology Planing Projects of Liaoning Province (2013225021)

Abstract: PURPOSE: To investigate the expression and localization of CXCLl6 and its receptor CXCR6 in gingival tissues of patients with chronic periodontitis and analyze the roles in the occurrence and development of periodontitis. METHODS: Gingival tissues with moderately severe periodontitis were collected from 39 patients treated in People's Hospital of Liaoning Province. Forty persons with healthy gingiva were used as control. The age of the enrolled subjects ranged from 35 to 74 years old. Immunohistochemical technique was applied to detect the expression and localization of CXCLl6 and CXCR6 protein gingival tissues of all subjects. The data was analyzed with SPSS 15.0 software package. RESULTS: Compared with normal group, the expression of CXCLl6 and CXCR6 were significantly up-regulated in patients with periodontitis (P<0.05). There was a positive relationship between the protein expression of CXCLl6 and CXCR6 in gingival tissues of patients with periodontitis (r=0.580, P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: CXCLl6 and CXCR6 may be involved in the development of chronic periodontitis. The expression of CXCLl6 and CXCR6 may work coordinately to promote the development of chronic periodontitis.

Key words: Periodontitis, Cytokines, CXCL16, CXCR6

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