TY - BOOK AU - Radwa Mahmoud Ebrahim AU - Gihane Gharib Madkour , AU - Mahmoud Elrefai , AU - Olfat Shaker , TI - Estimation the level of interlukin - 11 in cases of chronic periodontitis before and after treatment / PY - 2011/// CY - Cairo : PB - Radwa Mahmoud Ebrahim , KW - Chronic periodontitis KW - Cytokine KW - IL - 11 in cases N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine - Department of Periodontology; Issued also as CD N2 - Pweiodontal diseases are a group of infectious diseases caused by predominantly Gram - negative , anaerbic bacteria that colonize the subgingival area . Inflamed periodontal tissues produce significant amounts of pro - inflammatory cytokines which may have systemic effects on the host being at risk for cardiovascular diseases , diabetes mellitus , pulmonary infections , osteoporosis and adverse pregnancy outcomes . It is well known that cytokines are recognized as being vital in the immunopathology of an ever - increasing number of diseases and the production of " appropriate " cytokines is essential for the development of protective immunity ER -