Periodontal disease, periodontal treatment and systemic nitric oxide in dogs.
Res Vet Sci
; 94(3): 542-4, 2013 Jun.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23158853
ABSTRACT
Thirty-two client-owned dogs treated for periodontal disease were divided in group 1 if no periodontitis, group 2 if ≤25%, and group 3 if >25% of the teeth present were affected with periodontitis. Blood was tested before and 2 weeks after periodontal therapy for nitrosyl hemoglobin (HbNO), plasma nitrite/nitrate (NOx) and 3-nitrotyrosine (NT) levels. No HbNO was detected in any of the animals tested. There was no significant difference in the NOx plasma levels within each group or across the groups before and after the treatment, but a noticeable increase in NOx plasma levels was observed in group 3 after the treatment. Plasma NT was detected in only one third of the animals. NO levels varied greatly across individual dogs. The data are suggestive of an overall increase in systemic NO response 2 weeks after periodontal treatment in dogs with advanced periodontal disease, but the response is greatly individually-dependent.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças Periodontais
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Doenças do Cão
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Óxido Nítrico
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Res Vet Sci
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos