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Host defence peptides in diabetes mellitus type 2 patients with periodontal disease. A systematic review

  • Muhammad Saad Shaikh
  • , Muhammad Sohail Zafar
  • , Farhan Saleem
  • , Ahmad Alnazzawi
  • , Mohid Abrar Lone
  • , Syed Jawad Ali Bukhari
  • , Zohaib Khurshid
  • Jinnah Sindh Medical University
  • Taibah University
  • Riphah International University
  • Edith Cowan University
  • University of Toronto
  • King Faisal University

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Abstract

The aim of the study was to critically assess and review the latest evidence relating the associations between host defence peptides (HDPs), periodontal diseases (PD) and diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2). To explore studies on HDPs, periodontal disease, and DM2, researchers utilised specific key phrases to search the electronic databases PubMed (National Library of Medicine), Embase (Ovid), Medline (EBSCO), and Dentistry and Oral Sciences (EBSCO). Quality assessment was conducted by means of the Newcastle Ottawa scale and the Systematic Review Centre for Laboratory Animal Experimentation (SYRCLE) tool. Following a thorough screening process, a total of 12 papers (4 case‐control, 6 cross‐sectional, 1 animal, and 1 in vitro) fulfilled the selection criteria and were included. The majority of research found that HDPs were upregulated in DM2 patients with PD. Three investigations, however, found that HDPs were downregulated in DM2 patients with PD. HDPs play a part in the pathophysiology of PD and DM2. Nonetheless, more human, animal and laboratory investigations are needed to fully understand validation of the link, as the evidence is limited. Understanding HDPs as common moderators is critical, aimed at unlocking their potential as therapeutic and diagnostic agents.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2210
JournalDiagnostics
Volume11
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2021
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Antimicrobial peptides
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Periodontal disease
  • Risk factor

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