Immunohistochemical expression of RANKL, RANK and OPG in gingival tissue of patients with periodontitis

Giannopoulou, Catherine; Martinelli Klay, Carla Patricia; Lombardi, Tommaso

doi:10.3109/00016357.2011.645064

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Immunohistochemical expression of RANKL, RANK and OPG in gingival tissue of patients with periodontitis

ContributorsGiannopoulou, Catherine; Martinelli Klay, Carla Patricia; Lombardi, Tommaso

Published inActa odontologica Scandinavica, vol. 70, no. 6, p. 629-634

Publication date2012

Abstract

To evaluate the expression of the receptor activator of NF-κB (RANK), the receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG), in the gingival tissue of patients with periodontitis.

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Gingiva/metabolism
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Osteoprotegerin/metabolism
Periodontitis/metabolism
RANK Ligand/metabolism
Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B/metabolism

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GIANNOPOULOU, Catherine, MARTINELLI KLAY, Carla Patricia, LOMBARDI, Tommaso. Immunohistochemical expression of RANKL, RANK and OPG in gingival tissue of patients with periodontitis. In: Acta odontologica Scandinavica, 2012, vol. 70, n° 6, p. 629–634. doi: 10.3109/00016357.2011.645064

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PID : unige:30811
DOI : 10.3109/00016357.2011.645064
PMID : 22214279

Journal ISSN0001-6357

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Immunohistochemical expression of RANKL, RANK and OPG in gingival tissue of patients with periodontitis

To evaluate the expression of the receptor activator of NF-κB (RANK), the receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG), in the gingival tissue of patients with periodontitis.

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