"Chronic periodontitis, which is the major cause of tooth loss in adults, is characterized by a chronic inflammation of periodontal tissues mainly caused by infection with subgingival gram-negative, anaerobic bacteria. Cellular responses in periodontitis are mediated, in part, by bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which activates monocytes to express of cytokines, growth factors, and procoagulatory factors via LPS receptor CD14. The aim of this study was to determine whether the functional polymorphisms in the promoter of the CD14 gene are associated with the risk of chronic periodontitis and the severity of the disease. Two polymorphisms located in the promoter region (C(-159)T and G(-1359)T) were analysed by PCR and RFLP methods in a group of 135 patients with chronic periodontitis, and in 207 age- and sex- unrelated randomly selected control subjects. The CD14 allele and genotype distributions were similar between patients and controls. However, the frequency of the G allele of the G(-1359)T polymo" . "11" . . . "[6F00F368515E]" . "Chronic periodontitis, which is the major cause of tooth loss in adults, is characterized by a chronic inflammation of periodontal tissues mainly caused by infection with subgingival gram-negative, anaerobic bacteria. Cellular responses in periodontitis are mediated, in part, by bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which activates monocytes to express of cytokines, growth factors, and procoagulatory factors via LPS receptor CD14. The aim of this study was to determine whether the functional polymorphisms in the promoter of the CD14 gene are associated with the risk of chronic periodontitis and the severity of the disease. Two polymorphisms located in the promoter region (C(-159)T and G(-1359)T) were analysed by PCR and RFLP methods in a group of 135 patients with chronic periodontitis, and in 207 age- and sex- unrelated randomly selected control subjects. The CD14 allele and genotype distributions were similar between patients and controls. However, the frequency of the G allele of the G(-1359)T polymo"@en . "Fassmann, Anton\u00EDn" . . . . "Halabala, Tom\u00E1\u0161" . . "6"^^ . "Promoter Polymorphisms in the CD14 Receptor Gene and their Potential Association with the Severity of Chronic PeriodontitisJ" . "Promoter Polymorphisms in the CD14 Receptor Gene and their Potential Association with the Severity of Chronic Periodontitis"@cs . "6"^^ . . . "000179208400012" . "Izakovi\u010Dov\u00E1-Holl\u00E1, Lydie" . "0022-2593" . "Promoter Polymorphisms in the CD14 Receptor Gene and their Potential Association with the Severity of Chronic PeriodontitisJ" . "14110" . "Promoter Polymorphisms in the CD14 Receptor Gene and their Potential Association with the Severity of Chronic PeriodontitisJ"@en . . . . . "GB - Spojen\u00E9 kr\u00E1lovstv\u00ED Velk\u00E9 Brit\u00E1nie a Severn\u00EDho Irska" . . . "J Med Genet" . "RIV/00216224:14110/02:00006167" . "V\u00E1cha, Ji\u0159\u00ED" . . "Promoter Polymorphisms in the CD14 Receptor Gene and their Potential Association with the Severity of Chronic PeriodontitisJ"@en . . . "periodontitis; LPS; gene; polymorphism; CD14 receptor"@en . "Promoter Polymorphisms in the CD14 Receptor Gene and their Potential Association with the Severity of Chronic Periodontitis"@cs . "39" . "Chronic periodontitis, which is the major cause of tooth loss in adults, is characterized by a chronic inflammation of periodontal tissues mainly caused by infection with subgingival gram-negative, anaerobic bacteria. Cellular responses in periodontitis are mediated, in part, by bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which activates monocytes to express of cytokines, growth factors, and procoagulatory factors via LPS receptor CD14. The aim of this study was to determine whether the functional polymorphisms in the promoter of the CD14 gene are associated with the risk of chronic periodontitis and the severity of the disease. Two polymorphisms located in the promoter region (C(-159)T and G(-1359)T) were analysed by PCR and RFLP methods in a group of 135 patients with chronic periodontitis, and in 207 age- and sex- unrelated randomly selected control subjects. The CD14 allele and genotype distributions were similar between patients and controls. However, the frequency of the G allele of the G(-1359)T polymo"@cs . . . "Va\u0161k\u016F, Anna" . "RIV/00216224:14110/02:00006167!RIV09-MSM-14110___" . "5"^^ . "Bu\u010Dkov\u00E1, Dana" . . "660798" . . . "Z(MSM 141100002)" .