The Expression of Lung Resistance Protein in Saliva: A Novel Prognostic Indicator Protein for Carcinoma of the Breast.

Considering that saliva is a fluid inundated with proteins, it is possible that solubilized oncogenic proteins may be present in saliva and may be useful in differentiating between healthy and diseased individuals. As a consequence, the purpose of this study was to determine if the solubilized form of LRP was present in stimulated whole saliva and could differentiate between 16 healthy women and 16 women with confirmed Stage I breast cancer. LRP levels were determined using gel electrophoresis and Western blot technology.

The relationship between smoking history, periodontal screening and recording (PSR) codes and overweight/obesity in a Mississippi dental school population.

Purpose: To examine the risks for being overweight (Ow) or obese (Ob) in subjects with elevated Periodontal Screening and Recording (PSRTM) Codes (> or =1) (with smoking as a modifier) in a population of dental school patients located within a region with a high incidence of Ow, Ob, diabetes mellitus (Db), and cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Materials And Methods: 1098 patient files were studied and data were grouped by average PSR Codes, smoking history, and body mass index (BMI). Data were compared by factorial ANOVA, the Mann-Whitney U test, and chi-square analysis using PSRTM Code as an exposure for BMI, Db, or CVD, with smoking as the effect modifier.

The effects of selected dietary bioflavonoid supplementation on dental caries in young rats fed a high-sucrose diet.

Recent evidence suggests that certain bioflavonoids reduce dental caries and cariogenic bacteria incidence. The present study evaluates two separate, but related, dietary trials -- trial 1, 0.09%, 0.

Bound sugars in hepatic glycoproteins from male rats during dietary citrus bioflavonoid and/or ascorbic acid supplementation.

The purpose of these experiments was to determine whether quantitative changes take place in the attached sugars of hepatic (postmitochondrial) glycoproteins isolated from rats fed a diet supplemented with citrus bioflavonoids (an equal mixture of rutin, naringin, and hesperidin) (B) and/or ascorbic acid (C) for 40 days and 90 days. Statistically significant increases in body weights (P < .05) were observed in the B-only groups and liver weights in the CB group (P < .

The effects of dietary naringenin supplementation on physiological changes in molar crestal alveolar bone-cemento-enamel junction distance in young rats.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of dietary naringenin (NAR) supplementation on physiological molar crestal alveolar bone (CAB)-cemento-enamel junction (CEJ) distances in young male albino rats. The effects of diets supplemented with 0.09%, 0.

Recovery of periodontopathogenic bacteria from embalmed human cadavers.

There is recent interest in recovery of periodontopathogenic bacteria from arterial and bronchial tissues to identify a link between periodontal and cardiovascular or pulmonary diseases. This interest could provide a useful clinical correlation exercise for gross anatomy. Our objective was to perform a feasibility study to determine whether these bacteria could be recovered from two sites within eight (4 dentate, 4 edentulous) human embalmed cadavers from an anatomical dissection laboratory.

Use of water 'softening and conditioning systems' significantly increases the risk of periodontitis: smoking considerations.

Background: The role of water in the etiology of periodontal disease is poorly understood.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to examine the association amongst water softness, risk for periodontitis, and smoking status.

Methods: We examined the association between use of water 'softening and conditioning systems' and the risk for periodontal disease in smokers and non-smokers, using adult participants (18+ years), from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) data.

Hepatolipidemic effects of naringenin in high cornstarch- versus high coconut oil-fed rats.

The effects of naringenin (Nar) on hepatic neutral and polar lipids were examined in rats that were fed either a high (27.98%) cornstarch (CornS) or a high (19.05%) coconut oil (CocoO) diet, with or without supplementation with 0.

The effects of dietary bioflavonoid (rutin, quercetin, and naringin) supplementation on physiological changes in molar crestal alveolar bone-cemento-enamel junction distance in young rats.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of dietary bioflavonoid (rutin [R], quercetin [Q], and naringin [N]) supplementation on physiological molar crestal alveolar bone(CAB)-cemento-enamel junction (CEJ) distances in young male albino rats. The effects of diets supplemented with 0.57% R, Q, or N, at the expense of dextrose, were tested on 40 young rats, divided into four groups, for a period of 42 days.

The relationship between tomato intake and congestive heart failure risk in periodontitis subjects.

Background: The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between monthly tomato consumption (MTC) and serum lycopene (sLyco) levels, and a self-reported history of congestive heart failure (CHF) in individuals with periodontitis using data available in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III).

Methods: Adult participants in NHANES III were used in this study. Zero to thirty three percent of sites with a periodontal attachment loss (PAL) of >3 mm was considered a healthy periodontium, while greater than >33% of sites with PAL of >3 mm as periodontitis.

Comparison of body composition and periodontal disease using nutritional assessment techniques: Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III).

Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate the association of body composition (obesity) and periodontal disease using simple, inexpensive nutritional assessment techniques available in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III).

Material And Methods: Caucasian subjects, aged 18 years and above, participating in NHANES III, were used for this study. Weight, height, waist circumference, hip circumference, skinfold thickness (S), and bioelectrical impedance analysis measurements were performed and used in the calculation of body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) (visceral fat), log sum of S (subcutaneous fat), and fat-free mass (FFM).