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A new interesting article has been published in BMC Oral Health. 2019 Jul 24;19(1):161. doi: 10.1186/s12903-019-0854-x. and titled:

Gelatinolytic activity in gingival crevicular fluid and saliva of growing patients with Marfan syndrome: a case-control study.

Authors of this article are:

Laganà G, Fasciglione GF, Biondi A, Coletta M, Ruvolo G, Cozza P.

A summary of the article is shown below:

BACKGROUND: Aim of the study was to evaluate the gelatinolytic activity in the saliva and gingival crevicular fluid from a sample group of subjects with Marfan syndrome.METHODS: Two groups were analyzed in this case-control study. A group of 28 subjects with Marfan syndrome (MG) was recruited from the Centre for Rare Disease, Marfan Clinic of Tor Vergata University Hospital. The second sample, 23 subjects, with the same characteristics and without any syndrome, was the control group (CG). Saliva and gingival crevicular fluid were collected and transferred to a sterile test tube and stored frozen at - 20 °C until analysis at the Medical Chemistry Laboratory. Gelatin substrate zymography was used for the evaluation and characterization of saliva and crevicular fluid proteinases. Correlation test and Student’s t-test have been used to analyze data.RESULTS: In all samples different gelatin-degrading activities were observed. Two bands, which are related to the molecular weights of pro-MMP-9 and active MMP-9, respectively, were detectable in 100% of Marfan and control samples. MMP-2 activity was higher in Marfan group. Additional bands (55/48 kDa), corresponding to the activated forms of collagenase (MMP-13), were observed in saliva samples of both groups.CONCLUSIONS: The association of an enhanced activity by MMP-13 with an increased amount of active MMP-9 might be an important biomarker for the diagnosis of Marfan syndrome.

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This article is a good source of information and a good way to become familiar with topics such as: Crevicular fluid;Gelatinolytic activity;MMP;Marfan syndrome;Saliva.

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