Myeloperoxidase Content is a Marker of Systemic Inflammation in a Chronic Condition: The Example Given by the Periodontal Disease in Rats

The study aimed to evaluate the suitability of myeloperoxidase (MPO) content as a local indicator of chronic inflammation, using the periodontal disease model. Anesthetized adult male Holtzman rats had their second left maxilar molar tied by a thread for 11 days and were then killed. Blood samples a...

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Main Authors: Celso Martins Queiroz-Junior, Cinthia Mara da Fonseca Pacheco, Allyson Henrique Fonseca, André Klein, Marcelo Vidigal Caliari, Janetti Nogueira de Francischi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/760837
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