Publications by authors named "Aiko Ishisaka"

Background. Recent reports have found a positive relationship between periodontitis and the hormones cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). We investigated the associations between those levels and periodontitis in never-smokers and smokers of elderly subjects.

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Background And Aim: The associations between periodontitis and stress-related steroid hormone levels released by the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis are poorly understood. In this study, we examined the association between levels of the stress-related steroid hormones cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone-sulphate (DHEAS) and periodontitis in elderly subjects.

Methods: A total of 467 subjects participated in this study.

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The relationship between periodontitis and stress-related hormones is poorly understood. In this cross-sectional study we investigated the associations between the stress-related hormone, chromogranin A (CgA) and periodontitis in healthy community-dwelling elderly subjects aged 60 years old and older. A total of 171 subjects (85 males, 86 females; mean age of 68.

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Background: The relationship between periodontitis and psychoneuroimmunologic variables, such as stress-related hormones, is poorly understood. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the associations between two kinds of stress-related hormones, cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), and periodontitis in healthy community-dwelling elderly subjects aged > or =60 years.

Methods: A total of 171 subjects (85 males and 86 females) participated in this study.

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