Evaluation of salivary matrix metalloproteinase-12 levels in patients with oral lekoplakia and oral squamous cell carcinoma using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
MMP-12 levels in the saliva of the OSCC patients were considerably higher than in the OL and healthy controls. The salivary MMP-12 levels were higher in higher grades of epithelial dysplasia and OSCCs. Hence, salivary MMP-12 levels can be used as a non-invasive, early diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for OSCC.
Authors
- Rathy Ravindran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5541-3529)
- P Jayanthi
- S. D. Asha
- T. Nripan
- Manasa M. Babu
Institutions
- Noorul Islam College of Dental Science (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_236_25
- Primary Topic
- Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00