Complement component 3 and its activation split-products in saliva associate with periodontitis.

Christian DamgaardLaura MassarentiAnne Katrine DanielsenJonas H GraversenPalle HolmstrupClaus H NielsenYaseelan Palarasah

Published in: Journal of periodontology (2022)

PD-B and PD-C patients show increased complement activation compared to HCs, but no difference was found between the two disease grades. PD-B, but not PD-C, is associated with increased systemic complement activation as assessed by C3c in plasma.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
drug induced