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. 2020 Jan;63(1):87-93.
doi: 10.5468/ogs.2020.63.1.87. Epub 2019 Dec 11.

Gingival crevicular fluid levels of visfatin in patients with chronic periodontitis and polycystic ovary syndrome

Forouzan Saljoughi  1 , Khadijeh Nasri  2 , Mojtaba Bayani  3
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Gingival crevicular fluid levels of visfatin in patients with chronic periodontitis and polycystic ovary syndrome

Forouzan Saljoughi et al. Obstet Gynecol Sci. 2020 Jan.

Abstract

Objective: Recently, the association between periodontal diseases and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has been established, and it has been revealed that visfatin levels increase in chronic periodontitis (CP) and PCOS. However, there was no study comparing the mean visfatin levels between advanced CP and PCOS. Therefore, the probable role of visfatin linking these diseases remains unknown, and this study was conducted to address this gap.

Methods: In this age- and weight-matched case-control study (cases with PCOS disease and controls without it), 110 female participants were divided into 4 groups based on clinical findings. The 1st group participants had both PCOS and advanced CP (n=30), 2nd group participants had only PCOS (n=25), 3rd group participants had only advanced CP (n=23), and 4th group comprised of healthy participants (n=32). Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to investigate visfatin levels in the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF). Data were collected and analyzed using Stata software (version 11).

Results: The results revealed the significant effect of both PCOS and advanced CP on visfatin levels in the GCF (P<0.05).

Conclusion: According to the results of this study, the visfatin level in the GCF could be the probable link of association between PCOS and advanced CP.

Keywords: Periodontal disease; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Visfatin.

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