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Biomarkers of periodontal disease activity may be obtained from potent
ial proteolytic and hydrolytic enzymes of inflammatory cell origin. St
udies that have sought to correlate these enzymes with periodontal dis
ease activity are reviewed with special consideration given to collage
nases, cysteine, aspartate and serine proteinases, beta-glucuronidase,
arylsulphate, alkaline and acid phosphatases, myeloperoxidase, lysozy
me and lactoferrin.