title: Interleukin 6 and its soluble receptor in periodontitis.
abstract: The paper presents the evaluation of interleukin 6 (IL-6) and interleukin 6 soluble receptor (sIL-6R) values in the blood serum of patients with various forms of periodontitis (P), as confronted with local state. The study involved a group of 15 patients with P, including 4 patients with rapidly progressive periodontitis (RPP), 10 with adult periodontitis (AP) and 1 with juvenile periodontitis (JP). The concentration of IL-6 and its soluble receptor in blood serum were assessed using the immunoenzymatic ELISA method. The clinical state was estimated with the following periodontal indices: plaque index (PI), oral hygiene index (OHI), sulcus bleeding index (SBI), probing pocket depth and probing attachment loss. The P group showed an insignificant decrease in the IL-6 level in serum and a significant increase in sIL-6R concentration, compared with controls. A correlation was found between the level of IL-6 and PI, OHI and SBI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, University Medical School, Białystok, Poland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pietruska
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Pietruski
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Stokowska
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jabłońska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D019947:Receptors, Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6; D019947:Receptors, Interleukin-6