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Jundishapur Journal of Health Sciences: Vol.12, issue 2; e101051
published online: August 10, 2020
article type: Review Article
received: January 28, 2020
revised: February 10, 2020
accepted: February 12, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/jjhs.101051
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Salivary and Serum Levels of IL-6 and IL-8 in Diabetic Patients with Periodontal Disease: A Review Article

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avatar Fatemeh Babadi ORCID 1 , *

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, School of Dentistry, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

how to cite: Babadi F. Salivary and Serum Levels of IL-6 and IL-8 in Diabetic Patients with Periodontal Disease: A Review Article. Jundishapur J Health Sci. 2020;12(2):e101051. https://doi.org/10.5812/jjhs.101051.

Abstract

Context:

Periodontal disease is a complication of diabetes mellitus. Both periodontal disease and diabetes mellitus stimulate the release of proinflammatory cytokines. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the salivary and serum levels of interleukin (IL-6) and IL-8 levels in type II diabetic patients with periodontal disease.

Evidence Acquisition:

The present study is a narrative review. A literature review was conducted using the electronic databases including Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar as well as Persian databases such as SID, Magiran, and IranMedex from 2005 to 2019, particularly the last 10 years. The appropriate keywords were searched, including “Diabetes Mellitus”, “IL-6”, “IL-8”, Periodontal Disease”, “Saliva”, and “Serum”.

Results:

The present study analyzed four articles from the case-control series, including 42 to 90 patients. The results showed that the level of salivary concentration of IL-6 was increased in patients with periodontal disease with/without diabetes mellitus. A marginally statically significant correlation was found in salivary and serum levels of IL-6 after applying spearman’s nonparametric test. However, the relevant serum analysis showed only a minor influence of type II diabetes and periodontal disease on IL-6 serum levels. There was no significant difference between the periodontitis patients and IL-6 and IL-8 serum levels. A positive correlation was found between glycemic control and the severity of periodontal disease.

Conclusions:

The intensity of periodontal disease was high in patients with type II diabetes, underlining the need for special oral health care for these patients. The level of salivary IL-6 can be considered as a main biomarker in the diagnosis of diabetes and periodontal disease. The serum levels of the IL-6 and IL-8 showed no significant difference in patients with periodontitis.

1. Context

Periodontal disease (PD) is one of the most common infectious diseases among humans. It is a bacterial inflammatory condition of the gum and periodontal tissues surrounding the teeth (1). Dental plaque is a predisposing factor in the destruction of the teeth and periodontal tissues (2). It is associated with development and reproduction of microorganisms, epithelial cells leukocytes, and macrophages (3). Periodontal tissue demolition is interceded by locally produced proinflammatory cytokines in response to the bacteria flora and its products (4).

The main risk factors for periodontitis are tobacco, smoking, and diabetes (5). There is a close link between periodontal disease and diabetes mellitus (DM). In other words, patients with type II diabetes are more likely at high risk (2.81 times) of clinical attachment loss than healthy individuals (6). In addition, glycemic control can affect the PD severity. People who have type II diabetes have an increased risk of alveolar bone resorption compared to well-controlled diabetes (7).

Strong evidence for a relationship between DM and PD has led some researchers to classify PD as a common complication of diabetes. However, the exact mechanisms of these interactions are not yet fully understood (8). There is a change in monocyte/macrophage of patients with type II diabetes, which results in the overproduction of proinflammatory cytokines in response to periodontal pathogens (9), which could exacerbate the pathogenesis of PD (10). The increased level of cytokines such as interleukin-6 (IL-6) has been observed in diabetic patients, so a higher level of serum IL-6 has been shown to be associated with diabetes (11, 12). IL-6 is a multifunctional cytokine produced by a specific variety of cells, including macrophages, neutrophils, and endothelial cells (13). Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is a chemokine that acts as a key role in the conscription of neutrophils during healing. Its level was shown to be tightly linked to increased susceptibility of PD (14). IL-8 is associated with the initiation and increase of acute inflammatory reaction; it is secreted by a number of cell types in reaction to inflammatory stimuli (15). The increased cytokine level in the salivary and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) of the patients with PD are typical markers of the initiation and maintenance of these pathogens. Saliva is considered as a source of non-invasive examination of metabolism and the abolition of many drugs (16). Despite the contradictory outcomes, studies have suggested that some markers such as IL-6 and interleukin-1beta (IL-1B) are associated with insulin resistance and glycemic control (17).

IL-6 and IL-8 have been characterized as a fundamental marker of immune response and critical modulator in the initiation, progression, and/or suppression of chronic periodontitis (18).

The aim of the present review study was to evaluate the salivary and serum levels of IL-6 and IL-8 in type II diabetic patients with periodontal disease.

2. Evidence Acquisition

2.1. Search Strategy

This study is a narrative review conducted via electronic databases such as Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar as well as Persian databases such as SID, Magiran, IranMedex from 2000 to 2019, particularly the last 10 years. The appropriate keywords were searched, including “Diabetes Mellitus”, “Interleukin-6”, “IL-6”, “Interleukin-8”, “IL-8”, “Periodontal Disease”, “Saliva”, and “Serum” in the “Title”, “Abstract”, or “Keywords”, until Dec 2019. The relevant data were reviewed, and the eligible studies were selected for the final analyses. Two reviewers were independently confirmed eligible articles.

2.2. The Inclusion Criteria

1) Case-control, human clinical trial, and prospective studies.

2) Studies on salivary and serum levels of IL-6 and IL-8 in patients with chronic periodontal disease and type II diabetes.

2.3. Exclusion Criteria

1) The case reports and studies on the serum IL-6 and IL-8 of the GCF and gingival biopsies of the patients with diabetes and PD.

2) Studies that investigated the effects of other cytokines on the PD and type II diabetes

3) Studies of the IL-6 and IL-8 levels in the patients with either type II diabetes or PD.

4) Duplicate manuscripts.

The following data were extracted from the predefined list: first author, year, design, study period, age, intervention, control, number of participants in intervention and control groups, adverse effect, and outcome measurements.

3. Results

The present study examined the abstracts and full texts of the articles and finally four articles were included about the salivary and serum levels of IL-6 and IL-8 in type II diabetic patients with PD. Tables 1 and 2 show a summary of the results of research studies. The designs of all the selected articles were case-control studies. The sample size included 42 to 90 patients in each study.

Table 1.

Salivary and Serum Levels of IL-6 and IL-8 in Patients with Type II Diabetes with PD from the Studied Articles

StudyName of StudyConclusions
Balaji et al. (18)Evaluating the Salivary concentrations of IL-6 in periodontitis patients with T2D. Salivary IL-6 level is a key biomarker in the diagnosis of periodontitis and diabetes.
Costa et al. (19)Determining the levels of IL-6 in saliva in patients with diabetes with PD.Similar to the study by Balagi et al. (17).
Monea et al. (20)Determining saliva and serum levels of IL-6 in periodontal patients, with or without T2DM.The level of IL-6 in the saliva was higher in T2D subjects with PD than the systemically healthy subjects with PD. Serum IL-6 levels revealed only a minor impact of the T2D and PD.
Longo et al. (17)Evaluating serum levels of IL-6 and IL-8 in T2D with CP.Although periodontitis was more severe in patients with diabetes, the serum level of the investigated inflammatory markers was not different among patients with PD

Abbreviations: CP, chronic periodontitis; PD, periodontal disease; T2D, type II diabetes

Table 2.

Characteristic of the Studied Articles

StudyType of StudySample SizeGroupsType of CytokinesSample Location
Balaji et al. (18)Case - control80H (n = 20); Untreated Periodontitis (n = 20); Diabetes Mellitus type IIb (n = 20); UPD + DM (n = 20)IL-6Saliva
Monea et al. (20)Case - control62H + PD (n = 21); H (n = 21); DM + PD (n = 20)IL-6Saliva and Serum
Longo et al. (17)Case - control42DMI + PD (n = 10); DMA + PD (n = 10); DM (n = 10); PD (n = 6); H (n = 6)IL-6 and IL-8Serum
Costa et al. (19)Case - control90UPD (n = 24); DM (n = 20); UPD + DM (n = 24); H (n = 22)IL-6Saliva

Abbreviations: DM, Diabetes Mellitus type II; DMA, Diabetes Mellitus with adequate glycemic control; DMI, Diabetes mellitus with inadequate glycemic control; H, Healthy subjects; PD, Periodontal Disease; UPD, Untreated Periodontitis

In the study of Balaji et al. (18), the saliva samples were collected from 80 patients and divided into four equal groups (Table 2). Salivary concentrations of the IL-6 were assessed by Human Quantikine ELISA kit. HbA1c levels were evaluated for metabolic assessment in type II diabetic patients and a healthy periodontium (DM) and patients with diabetes and periodontitis. HbA1c was measured and reported as percentages. The level of HbA1c test was in the normal range (< 6%). The results showed that the peak value of IL-6 concentrations was found in the uncontrolled type II diabetes and periodontitis group, and the control group showed the lowest level. The concentration of IL-6 was increased in subjects with untreated periodontitis (UPD) and diabetic patients with healthy periodontium. The DM + UPD group had HbA1c values higher than the other groups. The two-way relationship between DM and chronic periodontitis was confirmed (18).

Costa et al. (19) examined the salivary interleukin‐6, matrix metalloproteinase‐8, and osteoprotegerin in patients with PD and diabetes. The results of this study were consistent with the results of the Balaji et al. study.

Monea et al. (20) studied the salivary and serum of TNF-α and IL-6 levels in periodontal patients with/without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) (Table 2). Un-stimulated salivary samples were collected from the participants. Venous blood samples were acquired by venipuncture via a sufficient closed system sample. Salivary and serum IL-6 levels were analyzed with the ELISA- sandwich method. Similarly, they determined the level of blood glucose and HbA1c in each diabetic patient. The diabetic patients were all formerly treated with oral antidiabetic drugs. The results of the study showed that the levels of salivary IL-6 were highly elevated in T2D patients with PD (91.12 ± 36.92 pg/mL) compared to systemically healthy periodontopathic patients (14.09 ± 7.28 pg/mL) and healthy controls (7.41 ± 2.46 pg/mL), with a high statistical significance (P < 0.0001). The level of serum IL-6 in parodontopathy diabetics was considerably increased (P = 0.0144) in comparison with systemically healthy periodontopathic patients and controls (P < 0.0001). A marginally statically substantial association was found between IL-6 serum and salivary levels after applying spearman’s nonparametric test. No correlations were found among serum IL-6 levels, glycemia, and HbA1c (20).

Longo et al. (17) evaluated the serum levels of inflammatory markers in type II diabetic patients with chronic periodontitis. They selected a total of 42 individuals with type II diabetes (T2D) and periodontal disease (PD) and divided them into two groups: satisfactory glycemic control (HbA1c < 8.0%), and poor glycemic control (HbA1c > 8.0%). The other three groups included T2D individuals without periodontitis, non- diabetic with periodontitis, and nondiabetic without periodontitis. Glycemic control was evaluated by serum concentration of HbA1c. The serum levels of IL-8 and IL-6 were measured by the ELISA method. A positive correlation was found between glycemic control and the severity of PD. No significant difference was found between IL-6 and IL-8 serum levels in the studied groups (17).

4. Discussion

Periodontal disease (PD) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are common and multifactorial diseases with high prevalence worldwide (21). The relationship between PD and DM is bidirectional (DM ↔ PD); in other words, DM increases the risk and severity of PD (22). PD may have a significant impact on the metabolic state of diabetes. There is a direct correlation between worsening glycemic control and periodontal disease (23).

There is a potential correlation between DM and PD, which encompasses a broad axis of inflammation, specific immune cell phenotype, serum lipid levels, and tissue homeostasis (24). Biomarkers are often studied in three areas, including early diagnosis of disease, severity of disease, and effective therapeutic methods. The serum, GCF, and saliva are appropriate sites for collecting biological samples (25). Furthermore, biopsy from the gingival tissue is often used to determine the level of the biomarkers (26). Dental investigations have developed a new technology to help dentists identify the source of pathologic changes (27). Saliva is used as a diagnostic tool in medicine and dentistry due to the easy collection method and storage and containing locally-produced microbial and host response mediators. Salivary biomarkers serve as a valuable diagnostic tool for the detection of periodontitis (20). The present review study provides a novel insight of salivary and serum levels of IL-6 and IL-8 levels in type II diabetic patients with periodontal disease.

Reviewing the studied articles specified that the concentration of salivary IL-6 was increased in patients with PD with/without diabetes. The IL-6 is a proinflammatory cytokine that directs the transition of inflammation from severe to chronic via shifting the nature of leukocyte infiltration. Also, it stimulates T and B cells and induces antibody formation and stimulates chronic inflammatory reaction (28, 29).

In addition, IL-6 inspires osteoclast activity and bone resorption (30). Periodontitis and diabetes are chronic inflammatory diseases that increase the salivary IL-6 level. Periodontitis triggers the systemic and local immune-inflammatory response via increasing the expression of IL-6, which further contributes to bone loss by induction of bone resorption (31).

Balaji et al. reported a positive association between poor metabolic control and periodontitis (19). However, the respective serum analysis showed only a minor influence of T2D and PD on IL-6 levels (20). This ratifies the hypothesis that DM acts as a cofactor in the initiation and evolution of PD. Moreover, Moneal et al. showed the increased levels of serum IL-6 (i.e., the salivary IL-6 in the diabetic patients with PD) were significantly higher than the systemically healthy subjects with PD and controls. This result supports the hypothesis that the PD associated-inflammation is more severe in patients with T2D than the systemically healthy individuals (32).

The present review showed that there was no significant difference in the serum level of IL-6 and IL-8 among the studied articles. The role of locally produced IL-6 has been widely reported in the periodontitis pathogenesis (33, 34). The high levels of IL-6 were realized in symptomatic large periodontal lesions rather than asymptomatic minor lesions (35). The overexpression of cytokines in PD mainly originates from the patients without diabetes and patients with poorly controlled diabetes (35). The literature shows conflicting results regarding the periodontal treatment’s effect on peak serum level of IL-6, indicating a propensity toward an increase or decrease of serum levels in T2D patients (36, 37). It should be noted that the individuals with T2D were treated with insulin, which may induce a low level of inflammatory biomarkers such as IL-6 (38) and lessen the high level of inflammation induced by periodontitis (8).

In the Longo et al. study, there was no significant difference between IL-6 and IL-8 serum levels in the studied groups; however, the previous data revealed that both were overexpressed in the gingival tissue with chronic periodontitis. IL-8 level was significantly increased in the gingival fluid of patients with PD. However, T2D subjects presented a significantly lower level of IL-8 in the gingival fluid when compared to healthy subjects (18).

Furthermore, the IL-8 serum level tended to decrease after periodontal therapy in T2D patients (36). It should be noted that serum analysis provided a valued analysis of the inflammatory markers in the studied subject (18).

Given the limitations of the studied articles and studying the cumulative effect of periodontal conditions on serum inflammatory biomarkers in patients with T2D, future research would benefit from the use of strict glycemic control and larger sample size.

5. Conclusions

The intensity of periodontal disease was high in patients with type II diabetes, underlining the need for special oral health care for these patients. The level of salivary IL-6 can be considered as the main biomarker in the diagnosis of diabetes and periodontal disease. The serum levels of the IL-6 and IL-8 did not show a significant difference in patients with periodontitis.

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