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Selenomonas sputigena Interactions with Gingival Epithelial Cells That Promote Inflammation. Infect Immun 2023; 91:e0031922. [PMID: 36648232 PMCID: PMC9933688 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00319-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Increased prevalence and abundance of Selenomonas sputigena have been associated with periodontitis, a chronic inflammatory disease of tooth-supporting tissues, for more than 50 years. Over the past decade, molecular surveys of periodontal disease using 16S and shotgun metagenomic sequencing approaches have confirmed the disease association of classically recognized periodontal pathogens such as Porphyromonas gingivalis, Treponema denticola, and Tannerella forsythia while highlighting previously underappreciated organisms such as Filifactor alocis and S. sputigena. Despite abundant clinical association between S. sputigena and periodontal disease, we have little to no understanding of its pathogenic potential, and virulence mechanisms have not been studied. In this study, we sought to characterize the response of gingival epithelial cells to infection with S. sputigena. Here, we show that S. sputigena attaches to gingival keratinocytes and induces expression and secretion of cytokines and chemokines associated with inflammation and leukocyte recruitment. We demonstrate that S. sputigena induces signaling through Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and TLR4 but evades activation of TLR5. Cytokines released from S. sputigena-infected keratinocytes induced monocyte and neutrophil chemotaxis. These results show that S. sputigena-host interactions have the potential to contribute to bacterially driven inflammation and tissue destruction, the hallmark of periodontitis. Characterization of previously unstudied pathogens may provide novel approaches to develop therapeutics to treat or prevent periodontal disease.
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Donkor ES, Kotey FCN. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Oral Cavity: Implications for Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Surveillance. Infect Dis (Lond) 2020; 13:1178633720976581. [PMID: 33402829 PMCID: PMC7739134 DOI: 10.1177/1178633720976581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The oral cavity harbors a multitude of commensal flora, which may constitute a repository of antibiotic resistance determinants. In the oral cavity, bacteria form biofilms, and this facilitates the acquisition of antibiotic resistance genes through horizontal gene transfer. Recent reports indicate high methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage rates in the oral cavity. Establishment of MRSA in the mouth could be enhanced by the wide usage of antibiotic prophylaxis among at-risk dental procedure candidates. These changes in MRSA epidemiology have important implications for MRSA preventive strategies, clinical practice, as well as the methodological approaches to carriage studies of the organism.
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- Eric S Donkor
- Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
- FleRhoLife Research Consult, Teshie, Accra, Ghana
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Al-Kamel A, Baraniya D, Al-Hajj WA, Halboub E, Abdulrab S, Chen T, Al-Hebshi NN. Subgingival microbiome of experimental gingivitis: shifts associated with the use of chlorhexidine and N-acetyl cysteine mouthwashes. J Oral Microbiol 2019; 11:1608141. [PMID: 31275528 PMCID: PMC6598494 DOI: 10.1080/20002297.2019.1608141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Revised: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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This study aimed to demonstrate subgingival microbial changes associated with development, prevention, and treatment of experimental gingivitis using chlorhexidine (CHX) and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) mouthwashes. This randomized clinical trial comprised two parts: a 3-week prevention sub-study in which 30 study subjects were equally assigned to either mouthwash or placebo while developing experimental gingivitis; followed by a 2-week treatment sub-study in which 20 subjects with experimental gingivitis were assigned to either mouthwash. Subgingival samples were collected at the beginning and end of each sub-study for microbial profiling with 16S rRNA gene sequencing. As expected, CHX was effective in both preventing and reversing experimental gingivitis; NAC had a modest effect. Gingivitis was associated with enrichment of TM7 HOT-346/349, Tannerella HOT-286, Cardiobacterium valvarum, Campylobacter gracilis, Porphyromonas catoniae, Leptotrichia HOT-219, and Selenomonas spp. At the phylum/genus level, TM7 showed the strongest association. Gingival health was associated with increased abundance of Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Lautropia mirabilis, Rothia spp., Streptococcus spp., and Kingella oralis. CHX demonstrated largely indiscriminate antimicrobial action, resulting in significant drop in biomass and diversity. Our results substantiate the role of specific oral bacterial species in the development of gingivitis. They also indicate that NAC is not a promising mouthwash at the concentration tested.
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- Ahlam Al-Kamel
- Department of Preventive and Biomedical Science, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Science and Technology, Sanaa, Yemen
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- Oral Microbiome Research Laboratory, Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Preventive and Biomedical Science, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Science and Technology, Sanaa, Yemen.,Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Thamar University, Thamar, Yemen
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Madinat Khalifa Health Center, Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Microbiology, Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Oral Microbiome Research Laboratory, Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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BACKGROUND Anaerobic culture has been critical in our understanding of the oral microbiotas. HIGHLIGHT Studies in advanced periodontitis in the 1970's revealed microbial complexes that associated with different clinical presentations. Taxonomy studies identified species newly-observed in periodontitis as Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans, Campylobacter (Wolinella) rectus and other Campylobacter species, and Tannerella (Bacteroides) forsythia. Anaerobic culture of initial periodontitis showed overlap in the microbiota with gingivitis, and added Selenomonas noxia and Filifactor alocis as putative periodontal pathogens. Porphyromonas gingivalis and T. forsythia were found to be associated with initial periodontitis in adults. The dominant microbiota of dental caries differs from that of periodontitis. The major cariogenic species are acidogenic and acid tolerant species particularly Streptococcus mutans, and Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species. Anaerobic culture of severe early childhood caries revealed a widely diverse microbiota, comparable to that observed using cloning and sequencing. The PCR-based cloning approach, however, underestimated Actinobacteria compared with culture. Only a subset of the caries-associated microbiota was acid tolerant, with different segments of the microbiota cultured on blood agar compared to a low pH acid agar. While the major caries-associated species was S. mutans, a new species, Scardovia wiggsiae, was significantly associated with early childhood caries. Higher counts of S. wiggsiae were also observed in initial white spot carious lesions in adolescents. CONCLUSION In periodontitis and dental caries, anaerobic culture studies of advanced disease provided a comprehensive analysis of the microbiota of these infections. Anaerobic culture highlighted the limitation of PCR with standard primers that underestimate detection of Actinobacteria.
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- Anne C R Tanner
- Department of Microbiology, The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA ; Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School Dental Medicine, Boston MA 02115, USA
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Pari A, Ilango P, Subbareddy V, Katamreddy V, Parthasarthy H. Gingival diseases in childhood - a review. J Clin Diagn Res 2014; 8:ZE01-4. [PMID: 25478471 PMCID: PMC4253289 DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2014/9004.4957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2013] [Accepted: 07/08/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Children and adolescents are subject to a wide variety of gingival infections. Epidemiological studies indicate that gingivitis of varying severity is nearly a universal finding in children and adolescents. The shorter life span of the primary dentition may be the reason why in general little attention is given to periodontitis in children. Since early diagnosis is important for successful treatment, it is imperative that children receive a periodontal examination as part of their routine dental visit. Furthermore destructive periodontal disease occurs in children with certain systemic diseases. Indeed the presence of severe periodontitis may be an early sign of systemic disease. A general medical evaluation to determine if systemic diseases are present should be considered in children who exhibit severe periodontitis, especially if the disease appears resistant to therapy. Though periodontal health awareness and therapy are increasing day by day in our country compared to earlier days, it is much restricted to adults rather than children. Oral cavity examination in children is much oriented in hard tissue evaluation than soft tissue health. Hence, this article enlightens about the prevalence of various soft tissue diseases and importance of long term overall oral health maintenance in childhood.
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- Arul Pari
- Reader, Department of Pedodontics, Thai Moogambigai Dental College and Hospital, Chennai,Tamil Nadu, India
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- Senior Lecturer, Department of Periodontics, Priyadarshini Dental College and Hospital, Chennai,Tamil Nadu, India
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- Senior Lecturer, Department of Periodontics, C.K.S Teja Dental College and Hospital, Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Reader, Department of Periodontics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry, India
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- Professor, Department of Periodontics, SRM Dental College and Hospital, Chennai,Tamilnadu, India
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Nanaiah KP, Nagarathna DV, Manjunath N. Prevalence of periodontitis among the adolescents aged 15-18 years in Mangalore City: An epidemiological and microbiological study. J Indian Soc Periodontol 2014; 17:784-9. [PMID: 24554891 PMCID: PMC3917211 DOI: 10.4103/0972-124x.124507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2013] [Accepted: 07/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Periodontitis is a group of inflammatory diseases affecting the supporting tissues of the tooth. Both aggressive periodontitis (AP) and chronic periodontitis (CP) have a multifactorial etiology, with dental plaque as the initiating factor. However, the initiation and progression of periodontitis are influenced by other factors including microbiologic, social and behavioral and systemic and genetic factors. The prevalence of periodontal diseases varies in different regions of the world according to the definition of periodontitis and the study population, and there are indications that they may be more prevalent in developing than in developed countries. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the adolescents of 15-18 years of age in Mangalore City. One thousand one hundred students aged 15-18 years were selected for the study from the schools and colleges in Mangalore City using a convenient sampling method. The prevalence of AP and CP were assessed in the study using a community periodontal index. Students who were diagnosed clinically and radiographically were subjected to microbiological examination to confirm AP. Results: A high prevalence of gingivitis and periodontitis was found in students belonging to the lower socioeconomic status group compared with the higher socioeconomic groups, which were associated with poor oral hygiene habits. The prevalence of AP was found to be 0.36% and that of CP was found to be 1.5%. Conclusion: Oral diseases have a significant impact on the social and psychological aspects of an individual's life. Exposure to risk factors, such as age, low socio-economic status, poor education, low dental care utilization, poor oral hygiene levels, smoking, psychosocial stress and genetic factors are significantly associated with an increased risk of periodontitis among adolescents. Although genetic factors play a major role in periodontitis, the treatment outcome will still be influenced by environmental and behavioral factors.
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- K Pallavi Nanaiah
- Department of Periodontics, Dayananda Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Periodontics, A. J. Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Periodontics, A. J. Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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Huang S, Yang F, Zeng X, Chen J, Li R, Wen T, Li C, Wei W, Liu J, Chen L, Davis C, Xu J. Preliminary characterization of the oral microbiota of Chinese adults with and without gingivitis. BMC Oral Health 2011; 11:33. [PMID: 22152152 PMCID: PMC3254127 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-11-33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2011] [Accepted: 12/12/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Microbial communities inhabiting human mouth are associated with oral health and disease. Previous studies have indicated the general prevalence of adult gingivitis in China to be high. The aim of this study was to characterize in depth the oral microbiota of Chinese adults with or without gingivitis, by defining the microbial phylogenetic diversity and community-structure using highly paralleled pyrosequencing. METHODS Six non-smoking Chinese, three with and three without gingivitis (age range 21-39 years, 4 females and 2 males) were enrolled in the present cross-sectional study. Gingival parameters of inflammation and bleeding on probing were characterized by a clinician using the Mazza Gingival Index (MGI). Plaque (sampled separately from four different oral sites) and salivary samples were obtained from each subject. Sequences and relative abundance of the bacterial 16 S rDNA PCR-amplicons were determined via pyrosequencing that produced 400 bp-long reads. The sequence data were analyzed via a computational pipeline customized for human oral microbiome analyses. Furthermore, the relative abundances of selected microbial groups were validated using quantitative PCR. RESULTS The oral microbiomes from gingivitis and healthy subjects could be distinguished based on the distinct community structures of plaque microbiomes, but not the salivary microbiomes. Contributions of community members to community structure divergence were statistically accessed at the phylum, genus and species-like levels. Eight predominant taxa were found associated with gingivitis: TM7, Leptotrichia, Selenomonas, Streptococcus, Veillonella, Prevotella, Lautropia, and Haemophilus. Furthermore, 98 species-level OTUs were identified to be gingivitis-associated, which provided microbial features of gingivitis at a species resolution. Finally, for the two selected genera Streptococcus and Fusobacterium, Real-Time PCR based quantification of relative bacterial abundance validated the pyrosequencing-based results. CONCLUSIONS This methods study suggests that oral samples from this patient population of gingivitis can be characterized via plaque microbiome by pyrosequencing the 16 S rDNA genes. Further studies that characterize serial samples from subjects (longitudinal study design) with a larger population size may provide insight into the temporal and ecological features of oral microbial communities in clinically-defined states of gingivitis.
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- Shi Huang
- BioEnergy Genome Center, Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and BioProcess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong 266101, China
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Gafan GP, Lucas VS, Roberts GJ, Petrie A, Wilson M, Spratt DA. Statistical analyses of complex denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis profiles. J Clin Microbiol 2005; 43:3971-8. [PMID: 16081938 PMCID: PMC1233970 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.43.8.3971-3978.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Studies using molecular techniques have demonstrated that a culture-based approach can severely underestimate the bacterial diversity in most environments. One of the molecular techniques that has been applied in microbial ecology is denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in the microbiota of plaque, using a number of analysis techniques, from children without gingivitis (n = 30) and from those with gingivitis (n = 30). Extracted DNA from gingival margin plaque was subjected to PCR targeting the 16S rRNA gene using universal primers. DGGE profiles were analyzed in three ways. (i) Bacterial diversity was compared between cohorts by using the Shannon-Wiener index (also known as the Shannon-Weaver index). (ii) A hierarchical cluster analysis of the banding patterns was calculated and expressed as a dendrogram. (iii) Individual DGGE bands and their intensities for both cohorts were compared using a logistic regression analysis. The Shannon-Wiener indices demonstrated a greater bacterial diversity associated with no-gingivitis plaque (P = 0.009). Dendrograms demonstrated that seven clades associated with gingivitis and five clades associated with no gingivitis. The logistic regression demonstrated that one band was significantly associated with no gingivitis (P = 0.001), while two bands were significantly associated with gingivitis (P = 0.005 and P = 0.042). In conclusion, this study demonstrates that the development of gingivitis might be accompanied by a decrease in bacterial diversity. Furthermore, we have demonstrated that logistic regression is a good statistical method for analyzing and characterizing DGGE profiles.
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- Gavin P. Gafan
- Division of Microbial Diseases, Biostatistics Unit, Eastman Dental Institute, UCL, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom
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- Division of Microbial Diseases, Biostatistics Unit, Eastman Dental Institute, UCL, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom
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- Division of Microbial Diseases, Biostatistics Unit, Eastman Dental Institute, UCL, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom
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- Division of Microbial Diseases, Biostatistics Unit, Eastman Dental Institute, UCL, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom
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- Division of Microbial Diseases, Biostatistics Unit, Eastman Dental Institute, UCL, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom
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- Division of Microbial Diseases, Biostatistics Unit, Eastman Dental Institute, UCL, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom
- Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of Microbial Diseases, Eastman Dental Institute, UCL, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom. Phone: 44 20 7915 1107. Fax: 44 20 7915 1127. E-mail:
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Kim YS, Suh JH, Kwak SM, Ryu JS, Cho CH, Park CS, Min SK. Foreign body-induced actinomycosis mimicking bronchogenic carcinoma. Korean J Intern Med 2002; 17:207-10. [PMID: 12298433 PMCID: PMC4531673 DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2002.17.3.207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Actinomycosis is a slowly progressive infectious disease caused by an anaerobic and microaerophilic bacteria that colonizes the face, neck, lung, pleura and the ileocecal region. There have been a few cases of this disease which have involved in the lung but one very rare case has been reported. We report a case of foreign body-induced endobronchial actinomycosis mimicking bronchogenic carcinoma in a 69-year-old man. On admission, the patient presented with weight loss, cough and hemoptysis. The fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed a soft tissue mass, with a partial occlusion of the left upper bronchus, which resembled bronchogenic carcinoma. Contrary to the first impression, the biopsy of the bronchus revealed the mass lesion to be an actinomycotic infection involving the bronchus. After the confirmation of the lesion, treatment with penicillin was initiated. The follow-up bronchoscopy revealed an aspirated fish bone at the site of infection. The foreign body was safely removed.
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- Young Shin Kim
- Departments of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University, Inha General Hospital, Songnam, Korea
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University, Inha General Hospital, Songnam, Korea
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University, Inha General Hospital, Songnam, Korea
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University, Inha General Hospital, Songnam, Korea
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University, Inha General Hospital, Songnam, Korea
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Mangan DF, Lopatin DE. Polyclonal activation of human peripheral blood B lymphocytes by Fusobacterium nucleatum. Infect Immun 1983; 40:1104-11. [PMID: 6602093 PMCID: PMC348164 DOI: 10.1128/iai.40.3.1104-1111.1983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The present study examined in vitro polyclonal human B-lymphocyte (B-cell) activation (PBA) by Fusobacterium nucleatum. Pokeweed mitogen, a well-studied PBA activator, was included in some experiments for comparison. PBA was determined by the total immunoglobulin A, G, and M concentrations in the culture supernatants as measured by micro-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. F. nucleatum, at concentrations between 1 and 10 micrograms/ml, stimulated optimal PBA in monocyte-depleted cultures, whereas the pokeweed mitogen response was optimal in unfractionated, monocyte-containing cultures. Immunoglobulin synthesis occurred primarily between days 6 and 8 after stimulation with F. nucleatum. T lymphocytes enhanced the PBA response to F. nucleatum, particularly at a T- to B-cell ratio of 1:1. Immunoglobulin production was greater in round-bottomed wells than in flat-bottomed wells at lymphocyte concentrations of 200,000 cells per well. The PBA response, however, increased dramatically in flat-bottomed wells containing higher lymphocyte concentrations, suggesting that PBA is enhanced by cell-to-cell contact. A delay in stimulation of the lymphocytes with F. nucleatum resulted in diminished immunoglobulin production. The results provide information on the regulation of in vitro PBA induced by F. nucleatum. The data also suggest that there may be differences in the mechanisms by which F. nucleatum and pokeweed mitogen stimulate PBA.
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Touw JJ, van Steenbergen TJ, De Graaff J. Butyrate: a cytotoxin for Vero cells produced by Bacteroides gingivalis and Bacteroides asaccharolyticus. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1982; 48:315-25. [PMID: 7149698 DOI: 10.1007/bf00418285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Culture filtrates of B. gingivalis and B. asaccharolyticus are cytotoxic for Vero cells. It is shown that the cytotoxic effect is due to the butyrate concentrations present in the culture filtrates of these strains. This cytotoxic effect proved to be reversible. Strains of the B. melaninogenicus subspecies intermedius and melaninogenicus did not produce butyrate and did not show cytotoxic activity towards Vero Cells. The significance of the production of toxic concentrations of butyrate for the etiology of especially periodontal diseases is discussed.
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Singer RE, Buckner BA. Butyrate and propionate: important components of toxic dental plaque extracts. Infect Immun 1981; 32:458-63. [PMID: 7251132 PMCID: PMC351466 DOI: 10.1128/iai.32.2.458-463.1981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Extracts of in vitro-cultured human dental plaque contain factors toxic to mammalian cells. Previous studies demonstrated that those toxic factors most readily released from cultured plaque had very low molecular weights and were heat stable. Studies reported here demonstrate that metabolic end products including short-chain fatty acids were present in fractions containing the low-molecular-weight, heat-stable factors. The salts of two of these acids, butyrate and propionate, inhibited proliferation of both mouse L929 cells and human gingival fibroblasts. Furthermore, when tested at concentrations present in plaque extracts, the inhibitory effects of butyrate and propionate accounted for essentially all the inhibitory potential of the extracts. These findings, taken together with those of other groups, suggest that butyrate and propionate, end products of dental plaque metabolism, may have an etiological role in periodontal disease.
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