Title: Calprotectin, S100A8, and S100A9: Potential Biomarkers of Periodontal Inflammation: A Scoping Review
Abstract:Calprotectin has an antimicrobial role in its metal-binding structure.Each of the homodimers, S1008, and S100A9, have two EF hand-type Ca + binding sites.Calprotectin plays a key role in innate immune...Calprotectin has an antimicrobial role in its metal-binding structure.Each of the homodimers, S1008, and S100A9, have two EF hand-type Ca + binding sites.Calprotectin plays a key role in innate immune responses and binds to metal ions such as zinc, iron, and manganese, depriving bacteria of their nutritional requirements.Read More