Purpose. The objective of this study is to explore the relationship between the levels of
interleukin‐(IL‐) 6, tumor necrosis factor‐(TNF‐) α, and visfatin and simvastatin usage, in the …

Objectives Visfatin is an adipokine that plays an important role in immune functions as a
growth factor, enzyme, and pro-inflammatory mediator. We aimed to determine the levels of …

Aim We aimed to estimate and compare the changes in the levels of visfatin in the Gingival
Crevicular Fluid (GCF) of healthy subjects and in subjects with periodontitis with or without …

Objectives The impact of simvastatin (SMV), a cholesterol lowering drug, on bone
metabolism appears to involve complex interaction with cholesterol metabolites, hormones …

Statins possess a wide variety of pleiotropic properties that are independent of their lipid-
lowering abilities such as attenuating inflammation, oxidative stress, coagulation, platelet …

Background/purpose: There is a two-way relationship between periodontitis and type 2
diabetes mellitus. This study aimed to compare the inflammatory states in serum and …

Objective To analyze the effect of statins on cytokines levels in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF)
and saliva and on clinical periodontal parameters of middle-aged and elderly patients with …

Visfatin is a pleiotropic mediator which acts as growth factor, cytokine, enzyme involved in
energy including nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide metabolism and has been recently …

Background: Visfatin is a pleiotropic mediator that acts as growth factor, cytokine, and
enzyme involved in energy including nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide metabolism and …

Objective Visfatin is an adipocytokine that plays a role in regulating periodontal inflammation
by as yet identified mechanisms. It has been suggested that visfatin mediates inflammation …