BMC oral health
Impact of smoking and periodontitis on salivary IL-39, IL-41, IL-1β, and TNF-α levels: a cross-sectional analysis.
Osman Babayiğit, Zeynep Tastan Eroglu, Dilek Ozkan Sen, Fatma Sarac, Seray Altun, Fatma Ucan Yarkac
Published: 202610.1186/s12903-026-07653-8
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This study investigated the effects of periodontitis and smoking on salivary interleukin (IL)-39, IL-41, IL-1β, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) levels. IL-39 and IL-41 are recently identified cytokines whose roles in periodontal i…
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