Relationship between serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D3 levels and severity of chronic periodontitis in type 2 diabetic patients: A cross‐sectional study

• Published in: Journal of periodontal research Vol. 54; no. 6; pp. 671 - 680
• Main Authors: Wang, Qian, Zhou, Xinyi, Jiang, Jingjing, Zhang, Peng, Xia, Sisi, Ding, Yi, Wang, Qi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2019
• Subjects: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D; Age; Cross-sectional studies; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent); diabetic periodontitis; fasting blood glucose; Geriatrics; Gum disease; Hemoglobin; IL‐1β; Immune response; Immunohistochemistry; Janus kinase; Periodontitis; Protein-tyrosine-phosphatase; PTPN2; PTPN2 protein; Risk factors; Serum levels; Stat5 protein; Tumor necrosis factor; Tumor necrosis factor-TNF; Vitamin D receptors; Vitamin D3; Vitamin deficiency

Background and Objectives Serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D3 (25(OH)D3), a newly emerged immune regulator, is considered to be involved in type 2 diabetic periodontitis (T2DCP). However, the risk factors and genes with altered expression that influence the progression and severity of T2DCP remain unknown. A...