Soluble LPS receptor CD14 is increased in saliva of patients with geographic tongue.

Published in: Acta odontologica Scandinavica (2022)

GT patients had increased sCD14 in both parotid and unstimulated saliva. sCD14 seems to increase local inflammatory responses, which suggests its involvement in the pathophysiology of GT.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
inflammatory response
anti inflammatory
binding protein