Cytokine and metalloproteinases in gingival fluid from patients with chronic periodontitis

Escalona, Laura A; Mastromatteo-Alberga, Patrizzia; Correnti, María

The purpose of the present research was to determine the levels of IL-1α, IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-6sR, IL-8, IL-10, MMP-3 and MMP-8 in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) of subjects with chronic periodontitis. Clinical measurements were carried out in 20 patients with chronic periodontitis and 11 periodontally healthy controls.

The clinical indexes evaluated were:

gingival index (GI), plaque index (PI), bleeding on probing (BOP), probing depth (PD) and clinical attachment loss (CAL); the measurements were taken at six sites per tooth in all teeth in each subject. GCF samples were taken from one tooth per quadrant, and the levels of mediators were measured using an ELISA test. Statistically significant differences were observed between patients and control group in relation to all clinical parameters evaluated (p<0.05). The gingival concentrations, in pg/mL, of IL-1α (patients: 239.06 ± 65.

5 vs control:

97.79 ± 15.81), IL-1β (patients: 157.19 ± 36.

4 vs control:

63.44 ± 19.04), TNF-α (patients: 10.87 ± 1.

7 vs control:

1.15 ± 0.84), IL-6 (patients: 3.77 ±1.

7 vs control:

0.43 ± 0.22), IL-6Sr (patients: 655.59 ± 185.

8 vs control:

73.59 ± 23.18), IL-8 (patients: 496.3 ± 155.

3 vs control:

206.13 ± 46.63), IL-10 (patients: 10.75 ± 3.

6 vs control:

2.41 ± 0.57), MMP-3 (patients: 3531 ± 1558.

2 vs control:

724.84 ± 289.51) and MMP-8 (patients: 8231.70± 1279.

2 vs control:

1534.67± 814.90) were significantly greater in patients with periodontal disease than in the control group (p<0.001). The higher levels of the cytokines and metalloproteinases obtained in this study were significantly associated with the severity of the periodontal disease.

El propósito de la presente investigación fue determinar los niveles de IL-1α, IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-6sR, IL-8, IL-10, MMP-3 and MMP-8 en fluido gingival crevicular (FGC) de sujetos con periodontitis crónica. Se evaluaron los parámetros clínicos en 20 pacientes con periodontitis crónica y 11 controles periodontalmente sanos.

Los índices clínicos evaluados fueron:

indice gingival (IG), indice de placa dental (IP), sangramiento al sondaje (SS), profundidad del saco (PS) y nivel de inserción (NI). Las muestras de FGC fueron tomadas de un diente por cada cuadrante y los niveles de los mediadores fueron medidos utilizando la prueba de ELISA. Se observaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre los pacientes y el grupo control en relación a todos los parámetros clínicos evaluados (p<0,05). Las concentraciones en fluido gingival en pg/mL de IL-1α(pacientes: 239,06 ± 65,5 vs control: 97,79 ± 15,81), IL-1β (pacientes: 157,19 ± 36,4 vs control: 63,44 ± 19,04), TNF-α (pacientes: 10,87 ± 1,7 vs control: 1,15 ± 0,84), IL-6 (pacientes: 3,77 ±1,7 vs control: 0,43 ± 0,22), IL-6Sr (pacientes: 655,59 ± 185,8 vs control: 73,59 ± 23,18), IL-8 (pacientes: 496,3 ± 155,3 vs control: 206,13 ± 46,63), IL-10 (pacientes: 10,75 ± 3.

6 vs control:

2,41 ± 0,57), MMP-3 (pacientes: 3531 ± 1558,2 vs control: 724,84 ± 289,51) and MMP-8 (pacientes: 8231,70± 1279,2 vs control: 1534,67± 814,90), estuvieron significativamente mayores en pacientes con enfermedad periodontal que en el grupo control. (p<0,001). Los niveles elevados de citocinas y metaloproteinasas obtenidos en este estudio estuvieron significativamente asociados con la severidad de la enfermedad periodontal.