title: Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies: a missing link in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease?
authors.affiliation: Universidad del Zulia, Facultad de Odontolgia, Hospital Central, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Novo
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Viera
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / Q000097:blood*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000920:Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity; D056649:Cathepsin G; D002403:Cathepsins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000201:enzymology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006801:Humans; D007781:Lactoferrin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D019272:Leukocyte Elastase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018375:Neutrophil Activation; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000276:immunology; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology*; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases
chemical_list: D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic; D009195:Peroxidase; D002403:Cathepsins; D007781:Lactoferrin; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; C534094:CTSG protein, human; D056649:Cathepsin G; D019272:Leukocyte Elastase