Resistin Is Increased in Periodontal Cells and Tissues: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies

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(a) Representative two-dimensional micro-CT lateral views of maxillary molars of one animal from the control group and one animal from the periodontitis group at 12 days. (b) Comparison of BVF percentage measured in a selected ROI of the maxillary first molars and the mesial roots of the second molars using micro-CT. Results are expressed as the (). The periodontitis group showed a decrease in BVF compared to the control group at 6 and 12 days. Significant difference (). Representative images (400x magnification) showing the IHC analysis performed in the first maxillary molars of rats from the control group (c) and periodontitis group (d) marked with CD3, and the control group (f) and periodontitis group (g) marked with MAC387. Results are expressed as the (). The graphs show an increase in the number of cells positive for CD3 (e) and MAC387 (h) in the periodontitis group in comparison to the control group after 6 and 12 days. Significant difference ().

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