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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
INFLUENCE OF SMOKING ON THE PHAGOCYTIC ABILITY OF BLOOD AND SALIVARY POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTES
تاثير التدخين علي فعالية البلعمة للكريات البيضاء المفصصة الدموية واللعابية
 
Document Language : Arabic 
Abstract : Cigarette smoking is a potential risk factor which has recently been associated with periodontal disease progression. Although the correlation between tobacco use and periodontal disease is quite strong, the role of tobacco in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease is uncertain. The present study included thirty volunteers with clinically healthy gingiva. 15 were smokers, while the other 15 were nonsmokers. Blood and salivary polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) were isolated from both groups. Flow cytometry was applied as a powerful tool to analyze and quantify phagocytosis. Cell viability was determined by trypan blue exclusion. In both blood and saliva the proportion of phagocytic cells was less in smokers when compared to nonsmokers. Inadequate phagocyte activity could reduce the clearance of pat,hogens from the oral cavity and thereby facilitate the development of periodontal disease 
ISSN : 5850222 
Journal Name : Cairo Dental Journal 
Volume : 15 
Issue Number : 3 
Publishing Year : 1420 AH
1999 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Tuesday, March 19, 2013 

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هالة الجابرJaber, Hala InvestigatorDoctorate 

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