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Chen M, Hu Z, Shi J, Xie Z. Human β-defensins and their synthetic analogs: Natural defenders and prospective new drugs of oral health. Life Sci 2024; 346:122591. [PMID: 38548013 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2024.122591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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As a family of cationic host defense peptides, human β-defensins (HBDs) are ubiquitous in the oral cavity and are mainly synthesized primarily by epithelial cells, serving as the primary barrier and aiming to prevent microbial invasion, inflammation, and disease while maintaining physiological homeostasis. In recent decades, there has been great interest in their biological functions, structure-activity relationships, mechanisms of action, and therapeutic potential in oral diseases. Meanwhile, researchers are dedicated to improving the properties of HBDs for clinical application. In this review, we first describe the classification, structural characteristics, functions, and mechanisms of HBDs. Next, we cover the role of HBDs and their synthetic analogs in oral diseases, including dental caries and pulp infections, periodontitis, peri-implantitis, fungal/viral infections and oral mucosal diseases, and oral squamous cell carcinoma. Finally, we discuss the limitations and challenges of clinical translation of HBDs and their synthetic analogs, including, but not limited to, stability, bioavailability, antimicrobial activity, resistance, and toxicity. Above all, this review summarizes the biological functions, mechanisms of action, and therapeutic potential of both natural HBDs and their synthetic analogs in oral diseases, as well as the challenges associated with clinical translation, thus providing substantial insights into the laboratory development and clinical application of HBDs in oral diseases.
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- Mumian Chen
- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310000, China.
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- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310000, China.
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- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310000, China.
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- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310000, China.
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Emulina DE, Abola I, Brinkmane A, Isakovs A, Skadins I, Moisejevs G, Gailite L, Auzenbaha M. The Impact of IL1B rs1143634 and DEFB1 rs11362 Variants on Periodontitis Risk in Phenylketonuria and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in a Latvian Population. Diagnostics (Basel) 2024; 14:192. [PMID: 38248068 PMCID: PMC10813900 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics14020192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES Periodontitis is a multifactorial disease that affects approximately 11% of the global population. The objective of this study was to examine whether, among individuals with phenylketonuria and type 1 diabetes mellitus, those with the IL1B rs1143634 and/or DEFB1 rs11362 genetic variants exhibit a higher periodontitis risk compared to healthy controls. MATERIALS AND METHODS In all, 43 phenylketonuria patients (aged 12-53), 28 type 1 diabetes mellitus patients (aged 11-40), and 63 healthy controls (aged 12-53) were included. The evaluation of periodontitis risk was conducted using the Silness-Löe plaque index, the Greene-Vermillion index, and an assessment for the necessity of calculus removal. Genetic variants rs1143634 and rs11362 were genotyped from salivary samples using restriction length polymorphism analysis. RESULTS The DEFB1 rs11362 variant was associated with higher Silness-Löe and Greene-Vermillion index scores in phenylketonuria patients (p = 0.011 and p = 0.043, respectively). The IL1B rs1143634 variant was associated with lower calculus removal necessity in type 1 diabetes mellitus patients (p = 0.030). Clinical examination showed the worst oral hygiene index scores for PKU patients. PKU patients also reported the least consistent tooth brushing and flossing habits. CONCLUSIONS Genetic associations between DEFB1 rs11362 and IL1B rs1143634 variants and oral hygiene indices were observed in the PKU and T1DM groups, suggesting that genetic factors may contribute to periodontal health differences in these populations. Further research with a larger sample size is needed to confirm these findings and develop targeted oral health interventions.
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- Darta Elizabete Emulina
- Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia; (I.A.); (A.B.)
- Scientific Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia (G.M.); (L.G.); (M.A.)
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia; (I.A.); (A.B.)
- Scientific Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia (G.M.); (L.G.); (M.A.)
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia; (I.A.); (A.B.)
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- Scientific Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia (G.M.); (L.G.); (M.A.)
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- Department of Biology and Microbiology, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia;
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- Scientific Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia (G.M.); (L.G.); (M.A.)
- Jekabpils Regional Hospital, LV-5201 Jekabpils, Latvia
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- Scientific Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia (G.M.); (L.G.); (M.A.)
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- Scientific Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia (G.M.); (L.G.); (M.A.)
- Department of Biology and Microbiology, Riga Stradins University, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia;
- Clinic of Medical Genetics and Prenatal Diagnostics, Children’s Clinical University Hospital, LV-1004 Riga, Latvia
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Liu J, Ye SY, Xu XD, Liu Q, Ma F, Yu X, Luo YH, Chen LL, Zeng X. Multiomics analysis reveals the genetic and metabolic characteristics associated with the low prevalence of dental caries. J Oral Microbiol 2023; 15:2277271. [PMID: 37928602 PMCID: PMC10623897 DOI: 10.1080/20002297.2023.2277271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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Background Despite poor oral hygiene, the Baiku Yao (BKY) ethnic group in China presents a low prevalence of dental caries, which may be related to genetic susceptibility. Due to strict intra-ethnic marriage rule, this ethnic has an advantage in studying the interaction between genetic factors and other regulatory factors related to dental caries. Methods Peripheral blood from a caries-free adult male was used for whole genome sequencing, and the BKY assembled genome was compared to the Han Chinese genome. Oral saliva samples were collected from 51 subjects for metabolomic and metagenomic analysis. Multiomics data were integrated for combined analysis using bioinformatics approaches. Results Comparative genomic analysis revealed the presence of structural variations in several genes associated with dental caries. Metabolomic and metagenomic sequencing demonstrated the caries-free group had significantly higher concentration of antimicrobials and higher abundance of core oral health-related microbiota. The functional analysis indicated that cationic antimicrobial peptide resistance and the lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis pathway were enriched in the caries-free group. Conclusions Our study provided new insights into the specific regulatory mechanisms that contribute to the low prevalence of dental caries in the specific population and may provide new evidence for the genetic diagnosis and control of dental caries.
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- Jinshen Liu
- College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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Ma F, He H, Chen S, Yu X, Liu Q, Zeng X. Associations of PART1 and DEFB1 polymorphisms with Dental Caries in twelve-year-old children in Southern China: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pediatr 2023; 23:6. [PMID: 36597064 PMCID: PMC9811700 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-022-03678-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess associations of PART1 rs27565 and DEFB1 rs11362 polymorphisms with the prevalence of dental caries in twelve-year-old children in Nandan County, Guangxi, China. METHODS A total of 1,061 children were included in this cross-sectional study and divided into two groups based on the Decayed, Missing and Filled teeth (DMFT) index: caries-free children (DMFT score = 0) and children with caries (DMFT score ≥ 1). Demographic characteristics, oral hygiene behaviour and dietary habits were collected through household records and questionnaires. Genomic DNA was extracted from buccal cells, and PART1 rs27565 and DEFB1 rs11362 polymorphisms were genotyped using a custom-designed 48-Plex single nucleotide polymorphism-scan kit. RESULTS Carriers of the PART1 rs27565 C allele (odds ratio [OR] = 1.338, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.015-1.764, P value = 0.039) and carriers of the DEFB1 rs11362 T allele (OR = 1.364, 95% CI = 1.056-1.762, P value = 0.017) had a higher risk of caries. Carriers of the PART1 rs27565 TC or CC genotype who ate sugary food more than once a week had a 1.6-fold higher risk of caries than TT carriers who ate sugary food at most once a week (OR = 1.579, 95% CI = 1.032-2.414, P value = 0.035). Carriers of the DEFB1 rs11362 CT or TT genotype who ate sugary food more than once a week had a 2.1-fold higher risk of caries than CC carriers who ate sugary food at most once a week (OR = 2.057, 95% CI = 1.438-2.940, P value < 0.001). CONCLUSION PART1 rs27565 and DEFB1 rs11362 polymorphisms were associated with caries in 12-year-old children in Nandan County, Guangxi, China. Carriers of the PART1 rs27565 TC or CC genotype and the DEFB1 rs11362 CT or TT genotype who ate sugary food more than once a week had a high probability of having caries.
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- Fei Ma
- grid.256607.00000 0004 1798 2653Department of Dental Public Health, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, No. 10 Shuangyong Road, 530021 Nanning, Guangxi China
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- grid.256607.00000 0004 1798 2653Department of Dental Public Health, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, No. 10 Shuangyong Road, 530021 Nanning, Guangxi China
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- grid.256607.00000 0004 1798 2653Department of Dental Public Health, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, No. 10 Shuangyong Road, 530021 Nanning, Guangxi China
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- grid.256607.00000 0004 1798 2653Department of Dental Public Health, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, No. 10 Shuangyong Road, 530021 Nanning, Guangxi China
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- grid.256607.00000 0004 1798 2653Department of Dental Public Health, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, No. 10 Shuangyong Road, 530021 Nanning, Guangxi China
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- grid.256607.00000 0004 1798 2653Department of Dental Public Health, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, No. 10 Shuangyong Road, 530021 Nanning, Guangxi China ,Guangxi Health Commission Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment for Oral Infectious Diseases, Nanning, Guangxi China
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Orlova E, Dudding T, Chernus JM, Alotaibi RN, Haworth S, Crout RJ, Lee MK, Mukhopadhyay N, Feingold E, Levy SM, McNeil DW, Foxman B, Weyant RJ, Timpson NJ, Marazita ML, Shaffer JR. Association of Early Childhood Caries with Bitter Taste Receptors: A Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies and Transcriptome-Wide Association Study. Genes (Basel) 2022; 14:59. [PMID: 36672800 PMCID: PMC9858612 DOI: 10.3390/genes14010059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Although genetics affects early childhood caries (ECC) risk, few studies have focused on finding its specific genetic determinants. Here, we performed genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in five cohorts of children (aged up to 5 years, total N = 2974, cohorts: Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia cohorts one and two [COHRA1, COHRA2], Iowa Fluoride Study, Iowa Head Start, Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children [ALSPAC]) aiming to identify genes with potential roles in ECC biology. We meta-analyzed the GWASs testing ~3.9 million genetic variants and found suggestive evidence for association at genetic regions previously associated with caries in primary and permanent dentition, including the β-defensin anti-microbial proteins. We then integrated the meta-analysis results with gene expression data in a transcriptome-wide association study (TWAS). This approach identified four genes whose genetically predicted expression was associated with ECC (p-values < 3.09 × 10−6; CDH17, TAS2R43, SMIM10L1, TAS2R14). Some of the strongest associations were with genes encoding members of the bitter taste receptor family (TAS2R); other members of this family have previously been associated with caries. Of note, we identified the receptor encoded by TAS2R14, which stimulates innate immunity and anti-microbial defense in response to molecules released by the cariogenic bacteria, Streptococcus mutans and Staphylococcus aureus. These findings provide insight into ECC genetic architecture, underscore the importance of host-microbial interaction in caries risk, and identify novel risk genes.
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- Ekaterina Orlova
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Bristol Dental School, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 2LY, UK
- Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1QU, UK
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Dental Health Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia
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- Bristol Dental School, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 2LY, UK
- Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1QU, UK
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
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- Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
- Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry, University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Psychology & Department of Dental Public Health and Professional Practice, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
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- Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Dental Public Health, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1QU, UK
- Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1QU, UK
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
- Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
- Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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Vieira AR, Modesto A. Oral microbiome-dental caries associated genotypes analysis of 6- to 19-year-old individuals shows novel associations. FRONTIERS IN DENTAL MEDICINE 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fdmed.2022.875953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The need to determine risk factors for complex diseases continues to drive efforts of identification of etiological factors of common conditions. Molecular tools have created new opportunities to identify risk factors that may act interactively. The goal of this work was exploring potential interactions between oral microbial species and common genetic variants. Ninety-two 6- to 19-year-old individuals recruited through the University of Pittsburgh Dental Registry and DNA Repository project that had oral microbiome and genotyping of 44 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data available were studied. Over-representation of alleles between individuals with or without particular microorganisms was determined using chi-square or Fisher's exact tests. Alpha of 0.001, to account for multiple testing (0.05/44), was considered statistically significant. Associations were found between Candida albicans and enamelin rs3796704 (p = 0.0006), and Staphylococcus epidermidis and tuftelin rs3828054 (p = 0.001). Microbiota and their metabolites might predispose oral disease when interacting with the host genetic variation and future studies should address their causal roles in oral disease.
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Weber ML, Søvik JB, Mulic A, Deeley K, Modesto A, Tveit AB, Vieira AR. Relationship Between Dental Caries and Erosive Tooth Wear in Adolescents. FRONTIERS IN DENTAL MEDICINE 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fdmed.2021.738443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BackgroundOur aim was to investigate the relationship between caries experience and erosive tooth wear of adolescents.MethodsWe compared the Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (dmft/DMFT) data of 795 adolescents to their erosive tooth wear scores using diet as a covariate and determined if dental caries and erosive tooth wear scores are associated using linear regression analysis. Diet data and oral hygiene habits were collected using self-reported surveys and erosive tooth wear scores were previously collected. We also compared patients' genotypes and phenotypes and looked for an association between erosive tooth wear experience and different single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). A Bonferroni correction was implemented to correct multiple comparisons. Two-group comparisons were made depending on the phenotype definitions implemented, and both chi-square and linear regression analyses were used to test association between genetic variants and caries definitions. All covariates were included in each model.ResultsFor four SNPs (rs17159702, rs10246939, rs1800972, and rs1676303), there was an association between a spike in caries experience of DMFT 4 or more between two time points and increased frequency of fruit juice intake. A fifth SNP rs2860216 was shown to be a protective factor toward a spike in caries when coupled with more frequently eating yogurt. We did not find significant associations between our dental caries phenotypes or our demographic data and erosive tooth wear status in our linear regression.ConclusionsDental caries and erosive tooth wear are two diseases that differ in mechanism and heritability.
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Therapeutic Potential of Synthetic Human β-Defensin 1 Short Motif Pep-B on Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells. Mediators Inflamm 2022; 2022:6141967. [PMID: 35110972 PMCID: PMC8803462 DOI: 10.1155/2022/6141967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 12/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Dental pulp inflammation is a widespread public problem usually caused by caries or trauma. Alleviating inflammation is critical to inflamed pulp repair. Human β-defensin 1 short motif Pep-B is a cationic peptide that has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and immunoregulation properties, but its repair effect on human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) under inflammation remains unclear. In this study, we aimed to investigate anti-inflammatory function of Pep-B and explore its therapeutic potential in lipopolysaccharide-(LPS-) induced hDPSCs. CCK-8 assay and transwell assay evaluated effects of Pep-B on hDPSC proliferation and chemotaxis. Inflammatory response in hDPSCs was induced by LPS; after Pep-B application, lactate dehydrogenase release, intracellular ROS, inflammatory factor genes expression and possible signaling pathway were measured. Then, osteo-/odontoblast differentiation effect of Pep-B on LPS-induced hDPSCs was detected. The results showed that Pep-B promoted hDPSC proliferation and reduced LPS-induced proinflammatory marker expression, and western blot result indicated that Pep-B inhibited inflammatory activation mediated by NF-κB and MAPK pathways. Pep-B also enhanced the expression of the osteo-/odontogenic genes and proteins, alkaline phosphatase activity, and nodule mineralization in LPS-stimulated hDPSCs. These findings indicate that Pep-B has anti-inflammatory activity and promote osteo-/odontoblastic differentiation in LPS-induced inflammatory environment and may have a potential role of hDPSCs for repair and regeneration.
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Genetic Aspects of Dental Erosive Wear and Dental Caries. Int J Dent 2021; 2021:5566733. [PMID: 34335772 PMCID: PMC8292068 DOI: 10.1155/2021/5566733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objectives The present review aims to give an overview of the literature focusing on novel genetic aspects of dental erosion and dental caries. Once the tooth erupts into the oral cavity, the regenerative capability of enamel is fundamentally limited due to the loss of dental epithelium during eruption. The susceptibility or resistance to dental erosion and caries is presumably a result of environmental, phenotypic, and/or genetic influence. Even though it is evident that individuals frequently exposing their teeth to acid and sugar are at high risk of developing dental erosion and caries, the findings exclusively based on these factors are elusive. Data resources and study selection. The present review was based on data collected from the National Library of Medicine database with different combinations of the following terms: "tooth," "dental," "dentin," "enamel," "erosion," "erosive wear," "caries," "decay," "gene," and "genetic." A total of forty-six studies met the inclusion criteria. Data were extracted by one reviewer and verified by another. Conclusion The high prevalence of erosion and caries among certain groups, and observations that not all individuals appearing to be at risk develop these lesions, has sparked research on identifying genetic effects to these conditions. A connection of genome-wide and candidate gene studies has increased considerably in the literature. This review reveals largely varying success among studies, demonstrating the difficulties of developing the study with adequate sample sizes and durable phenotype definitions that permit enough statistical power to identify genetic contributors.
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Ochoa-Ramirez LA, Rodriguez Millan J, Mendoza Vázquez LF, Díaz-Camacho SP, Verdugo Quiñonez SI, Rojas-Herrera DC, López Castro M, Prado Montes de Oca E, Velarde-Felix JS. β-defensin 1 Gene Polymorphisms are Associated with Kidney Disease in Northwestern Mexicans with Type 2 Diabetes. Immunol Invest 2021; 51:1398-1406. [PMID: 34251960 DOI: 10.1080/08820139.2021.1948564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is one of the more limiting complications to the quality of life of diabetes mellitus patients. Studies including cultured cells, animal models, and case-control studies highlight the role of human β-defensin-1 (hBD-1) in diabetes.This study assessed the association of hBD-1 gene (DEFB1) functional variations -52 G/A (rs1799946), -44 C/G (rs1800972) and -20 G/A (rs11362) with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in order to investigate its effects on genetic susceptibility and progression to DKD in a Mexican population. A total of 214 T2DM patients with and without DKD (n = 102 and n = 112, respectively) and 117 healthy subjects participated in this case-control study. Genotyping was made by PCR-RFLPs. Clinical and biochemical parameters of all patients were measured. There was no statistically significant difference in genotype or allele frequencies between patients and healthy individuals. Nevertheless, compared with patients without DKD, DKD patients have a reduced prevalence of AA genotype of -52 G/A (OR = 0.307, 95% CI = 0.104-0.905, p =.026), as well as a higher frequency of GA genotype of -20 G/A variant (OR = 1.875, 95%CI = 1.031-3.409, p = .038). Our results suggest that rs1799946 and rs11362 could be useful variants to stratify T2DM Mexican patients in order to prescribe closer follow-up to prevent or retard DKD. Further tests in different ethnic groups are encouraged.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital General de Culiacán "Bernardo J. Gastélum", Culiacán, México
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital General de Culiacán "Bernardo J. Gastélum", Culiacán, México
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- Laboratory of Regulatory SNPs, Personalized Medicine Laboratory (LAMPER), Pharmaceutical and Medical Biotechnology, CIATEJ, A.C., National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT), Guadalajara, México
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- Genomic Medicine Center, Hospital General de Culiacán "Bernardo J. Gastélum", Culiacán, México.,Faculty of Biology, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacán, México.,Faculty of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacán, México
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Kelly AM, Bezamat M, Modesto A, Vieira AR. Biomarkers for Lifetime Caries-Free Status. J Pers Med 2020; 11:jpm11010023. [PMID: 33396693 PMCID: PMC7824168 DOI: 10.3390/jpm11010023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study was to address the hypothesis that extreme outcomes of dental caries, such as edentulism
or prematurely losing permanent teeth are associated with genetic variation in enamel-formation genes. After scanning 6206 individuals, samples of 330 were selected for this study. Tested phenotypes included patients who were edentulous by age 30, patients with missing first molars by age 30, patients with missing second molars by age 30, and caries-free patients. Fourteen single nucleotide polymorphisms were genotyped by TaqMan chemistry. The analyses of each phenotype were performed using the software PLINK with an alpha of 0.05. Nominal associations were found between rs12640848 in enamelin (p = 0.05), rs1784418 in matrix metallopeptidase 20 (p = 0.02), and rs5997096 in the tuftelin interacting protein 11 and being caries-free at the age of 60. When combining patients that were missing both first mandibular molars and missing both second mandibular molars, no associations were found. Matrix metallopeptidase 20, and tuftelin interacting protein 11 also showed trends for association with being caries-free. Genetic variation in TFIP11, MMP20, and ENAM may have a protective effect increasing the chances of individuals preserving their teeth caries-free over a lifetime.
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Wu L, Li Z, Zhou J, Ma B, Yu F, Zheng X, Hu X, Ma Z, Su X. An association analysis for genetic factors for dental caries susceptibility in a cohort of Chinese children. Oral Dis 2020; 28:480-494. [DOI: 10.1111/odi.13758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Lingli Wu
- Department of Dentistry Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases of Gansu Province Key Laboratory of Stomatology of State Ethnic Affairs Commission Northwest Minzu University Lanzhou China
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- Department of Dentistry Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases of Gansu Province Key Laboratory of Stomatology of State Ethnic Affairs Commission Northwest Minzu University Lanzhou China
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- Department of Dentistry Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases of Gansu Province Key Laboratory of Stomatology of State Ethnic Affairs Commission Northwest Minzu University Lanzhou China
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- Department of Dentistry Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases of Gansu Province Key Laboratory of Stomatology of State Ethnic Affairs Commission Northwest Minzu University Lanzhou China
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- Department of Dentistry Lanzhou University Lanzhou, Gansu Province China
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- Department of Dentistry Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases of Gansu Province Key Laboratory of Stomatology of State Ethnic Affairs Commission Northwest Minzu University Lanzhou China
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- Department of Dentistry Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases of Gansu Province Key Laboratory of Stomatology of State Ethnic Affairs Commission Northwest Minzu University Lanzhou China
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- Department of Dentistry Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases of Gansu Province Key Laboratory of Stomatology of State Ethnic Affairs Commission Northwest Minzu University Lanzhou China
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- Department of Dentistry Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases of Gansu Province Key Laboratory of Stomatology of State Ethnic Affairs Commission Northwest Minzu University Lanzhou China
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Ślebioda Z, Woźniak T, Dorocka-Bobkowska B, Woźniewicz M, Kowalska A. Beta-defensin 1 gene polymorphisms in the pathologies of the oral cavity-Data from meta-analysis: Association only with rs1047031 not with rs1800972, rs1799946, and rs11362. J Oral Pathol Med 2020; 50:22-31. [PMID: 33231892 DOI: 10.1111/jop.13136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES The purpose of this meta-analysis was to reveal a potential association of the four functional polymorphisms in human Beta-defensin 1 (DEFB1) gene: rs1047031(c*5G > A) at 3'UTR and rs11362 (-20 G > A), rs1800972(-44 C > G), and rs1799946 (-52 G > A) at 5'UTR with the risk of common oral cavity pathologies that included periodontitis, caries, lichen planus, and recurrent aphthous stomatitis. METHODS The relevant studies were obtained by the two researchers from PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science up to April 29, 2020. The manual search of the reference lists was also performed. Studies on DEFB1 gene polymorphisms and oral cavity disorders, using the case-control genetic association analysis approach, and published as full texts in English were included. To assess the association strength, odds ratios (ORs) with their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were extracted. RESULTS Thirteen publications met the inclusion criteria and were incorporated in this meta-analysis. Statistically significant values of the association tests were found only for the rs1047031 polymorphism. Allele distribution in the rs1047031 polymorphism was significantly associated with susceptibility to oral cavity pathologies (adjusted P value = 0.003). The rare variant allele carriers had a significantly higher risk for oral disasters under recessive (CC vs CT + TT), and CC vs CT models. No significant correlations between rs11362, rs1800972, and rs1799946 and the risk of oral pathologies were revealed. CONCLUSIONS Significant association between rs1047031 polymorphism and risk of oral pathologies has been found, and therefore, we suggest to include this polymorphism in future research concerning the genetic background of the oral cavity diseases.
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- Zuzanna Ślebioda
- Department of Gerodontology and Oral Pathology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Institute of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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Chisini LA, Cademartori MG, Conde MCM, Costa FDS, Tovo-Rodrigues L, Carvalho RVD, Demarco FF, Correa MB. Genes and SNPs in the pathway of immune response and caries risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BIOFOULING 2020; 36:1100-1116. [PMID: 33327793 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2020.1856821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to pool the data on Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in immune response genes associated with dental caries. Nineteen studies were included in the review and 18 in the meta-analysis. Twenty-two SNPs were evaluated, which are linked to six different genes (MBL2, LFT, MASP2, DEFB1, FCN2 and MUC5B). Most SNPs (81.8%) are related to the possible functional impact on protein coding. The MBL2 gene was associated with caries experience in the analysis of the homozygote (OR = 2.12 CI95%[1.12-3.99]) and heterozygote (OR = 2.22 CI95%[1.44-3.44]) genotypes. The MUC5B gene was associated according to an analysis of the heterozygous genotype (OR = 1.83 CI95%[1.08-3.09]). Thus, SNPs related to immune response genes are linked to the phenotype of caries experience. Although the meta-analysis showed that the genes MBL2 and MUC5B were associated with caries, these results should be interpreted with caution due to the quality of the evidence.
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- Luiz Alexandre Chisini
- Biological Sciences and Health Center, University of Vale do Taquari, Lajeado, Brazil
- Department of Restorative Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Department of Restorative Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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Hatipoğlu Ö, Saydam F. Association between rs11362 polymorphism in the beta-defensin 1 (DEFB1) gene and dental caries: A meta-analysis. J Oral Biosci 2020; 62:272-279. [PMID: 32603779 DOI: 10.1016/j.job.2020.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Beta-defensin 1, encoded by the DEFB1 gene, is an important molecule that confers protection from dental caries. Numerous studies have been conducted on the rs11362 polymorphism in the DEFB1 gene. We evaluated the results from studies that have investigated the association between rs11362 polymorphism and dental caries, through a meta-analysis. METHODS This meta-analysis was designed according to the PRISMA statement guideline. Electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Cochrane Library) were scanned by two independent researchers. The publication bias was determined by statistical analyses using funnel plot, Egger regression test, and Begg and Mazumdar rank correlation test. Heterogeneity was evaluated using the chi-square test, tau-square, and Higgins I2 test. Odds ratio (OR) was used to measure the effect size. RESULTS Rank correlation and regression procedures showed the absence of publication bias in the meta-analysis (p > 0.05). The DEFB1 rs11362 polymorphism in the heterozygous (CC vs. CT: OR = 2.20, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.17, 4.10; p = 0.014) and dominant (CC vs. CT + TT: OR = 3.11, 95% CI: 1.18, 8.21; p = 0.022) models in the permanent dentition subgroup showed significant differences. However, there was no significant difference between any model in either the deciduous dentition (p > 0.05) or the mixed dentition subgroups (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS This meta-analysis suggests that the DEFB1 rs11362 polymorphism is associated with dental caries in permanent dentition. Moreover, individuals with the TT genotype were found to have seven times higher risk of dental caries than individuals with the CC genotype. There was no such association or statistical difference observed for deciduous and mixed dentitions.
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- Ömer Hatipoğlu
- Department of Restorative Dentistry, Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
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- Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey.
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Orlova E, Carlson JC, Lee MK, Feingold E, McNeil DW, Crout RJ, Weyant RJ, Marazita ML, Shaffer JR. Pilot GWAS of caries in African-Americans shows genetic heterogeneity. BMC Oral Health 2019; 19:215. [PMID: 31533690 PMCID: PMC6751797 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-019-0904-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Dental caries is the most common chronic disease in the US and disproportionately affects racial/ethnic minorities. Caries is heritable, and though genetic heterogeneity exists between ancestries for a substantial portion of loci associated with complex disease, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of caries specifically in African Americans has not been performed previously. METHODS We performed exploratory GWAS of dental caries in 109 African American adults (age > 18) and 96 children (age 3-12) from the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia (COHRA1 cohort). Caries phenotypes (DMFS, DMFT, dft, and dfs indices) assessed by dental exams were tested for association with 5 million genotyped or imputed single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), separately in the two age groups. The GWAS was performed using linear regression with adjustment for age, sex, and two principal components of ancestry. A maximum of 1 million adaptive permutations were run to determine empirical significance. RESULTS No loci met the threshold for genome-wide significance, though some of the strongest signals were near genes previously implicated in caries such as antimicrobial peptide DEFB1 (rs2515501; p = 4.54 × 10- 6) and TUFT1 (rs11805632; p = 5.15 × 10- 6). Effect estimates of lead SNPs at suggestive loci were compared between African Americans and Caucasians (adults N = 918; children N = 983). Significant (p < 5 × 10- 8) genetic heterogeneity for caries risk was found between racial groups for 50% of the suggestive loci in children, and 12-18% of the suggestive loci in adults. CONCLUSIONS The genetic heterogeneity results suggest that there may be differences in the contributions of genetic variants to caries across racial groups, and highlight the critical need for the inclusion of minorities in subsequent and larger genetic studies of caries in order to meet the goals of precision medicine and to reduce oral health disparities.
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- E Orlova
- Department of Human Genetics, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, Dept. of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Pittsburgh, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, USA
- Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, Dept. of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Departments of Psychology, & Dental Practice and Rural Health, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Dental Public Health and Information Management, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Pittsburgh, USA
- Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, Dept. of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Pittsburgh, USA.
- Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, Dept. of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Cavallari T, Arima LY, Ferrasa A, Moysés SJ, Tetu Moysés S, Hirochi Herai R, Iani Werneck R. Dental caries: Genetic and protein interactions. Arch Oral Biol 2019; 108:104522. [PMID: 31476523 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2019.104522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/11/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To present a genetic and protein interaction analysis associated with dental caries. MATERIAL AND METHODS The first step was to conduct a systematic literature review (SLR) through an electronic database search. Case-controls that reported associations between genes and dental caries were the main type of study design used as inclusion criteria, retrieved from the PubMed and the Virtual Health Library databases, comprising the chronological range from 1982 to 2017. The SLR was guided by PRISMA protocol and the methodological quality of the studies was established through Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). In the second step, the String Protein Interaction (SPI) approach was used to analyze protein interaction (by esyN software) and also the Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) to check biological pathways associated with dental caries genes. RESULTS A total of 51 articles were included to perform this SLR, describing a number of 27 genes associated with dental caries development. At the genetic level, 23 genes have at least one other gene with which they interact. The genes TUFT1, VDR, TFIP11, LTF, HLA-DRB1, MMP2, MMP3 and MUC5B were shown to be connected in interactive networks by at least 10 other genes. CONCLUSION It is essential to apprehend the multifactorial pattern of inheritance in human disease. This study presents pathways which may be directly correlated with several dental caries phenotype and this contributes to a better understanding of this disease, opening up a wider range of biotechnology options for its effective control in the future.
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- Tayla Cavallari
- Graduate Program in Dentistry, Dentistry Department, School of Life Sciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Rua Imaculada Conceição 1155, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, 80215-901.
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- Graduate Program in Dentistry, Dentistry Department, School of Life Sciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Rua Imaculada Conceição 1155, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, 80215-901.
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- Graduate Program in Health Sciences (PPGCS), School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR), Rua Imaculada Conceição 1155, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, 80215-901; Informatics Department, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Paraná, Brazil, 84030-900.
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- Graduate Program in Dentistry, Dentistry Department, School of Life Sciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Rua Imaculada Conceição 1155, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, 80215-901.
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- Graduate Program in Dentistry, Dentistry Department, School of Life Sciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Rua Imaculada Conceição 1155, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, 80215-901.
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- Graduate Program in Health Sciences (PPGCS), School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR), Rua Imaculada Conceição 1155, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, 80215-901; Research Division, Lico Kaesemodel Institute, Paraná, Brazil, 80240-000.
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- Graduate Program in Dentistry, Dentistry Department, School of Life Sciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Rua Imaculada Conceição 1155, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, 80215-901.
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Watanabe C, Orino D, Shimizu K. Investigation of the effects of the chromosomal regions of mouse chromosome 2 on susceptibility to dental caries using congenic strains. PEDIATRIC DENTAL JOURNAL 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pdj.2018.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Shao J, Zhang M, Wu L, Jia XW, Jin YH, Zeng XT. DEFB1 rs11362 Polymorphism and Risk of Chronic Periodontitis: A Meta-Analysis of Unadjusted and Adjusted Data. Front Genet 2019; 10:179. [PMID: 30915104 PMCID: PMC6422869 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Objective: Chronic periodontitis (CP) is a growing problem that affects the worldwide population, having significant impacts on people's daily lives and economic development. Genetics is an important component in the determination of individual susceptibility to periodontal diseases. Numerous studies have been performed to investigate the association between beta defensin 1 (DEFB1) rs11362 polymorphism and risk of CP, but the results are still inconclusive. Therefore, we conducted this meta-analysis to ascertain whether this variation in DEFB1 is associated with CP susceptibility. Methods: The relevant studies were searched in PubMed and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) databases up to January 9, 2018. Two independent authors selected citations and extracted the data from eligible studies. Odds ratios (ORs) with their 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were used to assess the strength of the association. Results: Seven case-control studies were included in this meta-analysis. Based on unadjusted data, there was no obvious association between DEFB1 rs11362 polymorphism and CP risk in all genetic models (A vs. G: OR = 0.86, 95%CI = 0.61–1.20; AA vs. GG: OR = 0.83, 95% CI = 00.50–1.39; AG vs. GG: OR = 1.01, 95%CI = 0.73–1.39; AG+AA vs. GG: OR = 0.91, 95% CI = 00.74–1.11; and AA vs. AG+GG: OR = 0.83, 95% CI = 00.57–1.21); the results of adjusted data also showed no significant relationship. Subgroup analyses based on ethnicity, participants' smoking status, HWE in controls and severity of CP all revealed similar results to that of the overall analysis. Sensitivity analysis indicated the results were robust and no evidence of publication bias was found. Conclusions: Our meta-analysis suggests that DEFB1 rs11362 polymorphism may not have an important effect on the risk of CP. Further large-scale and well-designed studies are necessary to validate our conclusion in the future.
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- Jun Shao
- Department of Stomatology, Guangzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional and West Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for Evidence-Based and Translational Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Center for Evidence-Based and Translational Medicine, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Department of Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, The Second Clinical College, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Department of Nursing, HOPE School of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Center for Evidence-Based and Translational Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Center for Evidence-Based and Translational Medicine, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Department of Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, The Second Clinical College, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Department of Stomatology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Guangzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional and West Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Guangzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional and West Medicine, Guangzhou, China.,Center for Evidence-Based and Translational Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Center for Evidence-Based and Translational Medicine, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Department of Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, The Second Clinical College, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Guangzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional and West Medicine, Guangzhou, China.,Center for Evidence-Based and Translational Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Center for Evidence-Based and Translational Medicine, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Department of Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, The Second Clinical College, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Wang K, Zhou X, Li W, Zhang L. Human salivary proteins and their peptidomimetics: Values of function, early diagnosis, and therapeutic potential in combating dental caries. Arch Oral Biol 2018; 99:31-42. [PMID: 30599395 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2018.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2018] [Revised: 11/21/2018] [Accepted: 12/22/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Saliva contains a large number of proteins that play various crucial roles to maintain the oral health and tooth integrity. This oral fluid is proposed to be one of the most important host factors, serving as a special medium for monitoring aspects of microorganisms, diet and host susceptibility involved in the caries process. Extensive salivary proteomic and peptidomic studies have resulted in considerable advances in the field of biomarkers discovery for dental caries. These salivary biomarkers may be exploited for the prediction, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of dental caries, many of which could also provide the potential templates for bioactive peptides used for the biomimetic management of dental caries, rather than repairing caries lesions with artificial materials. A comprehensive understanding of the biological function of salivary proteins as well as their derived biomimetic peptides with promising potential against dental caries has been long awaited. This review overviewed a collection of current literature and addressed the majority of different functions of salivary proteins and peptides with their potential as functional biomarkers for caries risk assessment and clinical prospects for the anti-caries application.
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- Kun Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Dept. of Cariology and Endodontics West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Dept. of Cariology and Endodontics West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Dept. of Cariology and Endodontics West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Dept. of Cariology and Endodontics West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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Nibali L, Di Iorio A, Tu YK, Vieira AR. Host genetics role in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease and caries. J Clin Periodontol 2018; 44 Suppl 18:S52-S78. [PMID: 27754553 DOI: 10.1111/jcpe.12639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to produce the latest summary of the evidence for association of host genetic variants contributing to both periodontal diseases and caries. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two systematic searches of the literature were conducted in Ovid Medline, Embase, LILACS and Cochrane Library for large candidate gene studies (CGS), systematic reviews and genome-wide association studies reporting data on host genetic variants and presence of periodontal disease and caries. RESULTS A total of 124 studies were included in the review (59 for the periodontitis outcome and 65 for the caries outcome), from an initial search of 15,487 titles. Gene variants associated with periodontitis were categorized based on strength of evidence and then compared with gene variants associated with caries. Several gene variants showed moderate to strong evidence of association with periodontitis, although none of them had also been associated with the caries trait. CONCLUSIONS Despite some potential aetiopathogenic similarities between periodontitis and caries, no genetic variants to date have clearly been associated with both diseases. Further studies or comparisons across studies with large sample size and clear phenotype definition could shed light into possible shared genetic risk factors for caries and periodontitis.
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- Luigi Nibali
- Centre for Oral Clinical Research, Institute of Dentistry, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University London (QMUL), London, UK
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- Library Services, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London, UK
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- Graduate Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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β-Defensins Coordinate In Vivo to Inhibit Bacterial Infections of the Trachea. Vaccines (Basel) 2018; 6:vaccines6030057. [PMID: 30154362 PMCID: PMC6161282 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines6030057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Revised: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 08/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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β-defensins are predicted to play an important role in innate immunity against bacterial infections in the airway. We previously observed that a type III-secretion product of Bordetella bronchiseptica inhibits the NF-κB-mediated induction of a β-defensin in airway epithelial cells in vitro. To confirm this in vivo and to examine the relative roles of other β-defensins in the airway, we infected wild-type C57BL/6 mice and mice with a deletion of the mBD-1 gene with B. bronchiseptica wild-type strain, RB50 and its mutant strain lacking the type III-secretion system, WD3. The bacteria were quantified in the trachea and the nasal tissue and mRNA levels of mouse β-defensin-3 (mBD-3) were assessed after 24 h. Infection with the wild-type bacterial strain resulted in lower mBD-3 mRNA levels in the trachea than in mice infected with the type III-deficient strain. Furthermore, we observed an increase in bacterial numbers of RB50 only in the tracheas of mBD-1-deficient mice. Neutrophils were also more abundant on the trachea in RB50 infected WT mice but not in the bronchiolar lavage fluid (BAL), compared with WD3 infected WT and mBD-1−/− mice, indicating that the coordination of β-defensin chemotactic effects may be confined to tracheal epithelial cells (TEC). RB50 decreased the ability of mice to mount an early specific antibody response, seven days after infection in both WT and mBD-1−/− mice but there were no differences in titers between RB50-infected WT and mBD-1−/− mice or between WD3-infected WT and mBD-1−/− mice, indicating mBD-1 was not involved in induction of the humoral immune response to the B. bronchiseptica. Challenge of primary mouse TEC in vitro with RB50 and WD3, along with IL-1β, further corroborated the in vivo studies. The results demonstrate that at least two β-defensins can coordinate early in an infection to limit the growth of bacteria in the trachea.
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Association between genetic polymorphisms in DEFB1 and microRNA202 with caries in two groups of Brazilian children. Arch Oral Biol 2018; 92:1-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2018.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2017] [Revised: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Soraia Aguiar de Melo Dias R, Carlos Mourão Pinho R, Almeida FRD, Alfredo Farias Bandeira F, Celerino da Silva R, Crovella S, de Carvalho Farias Vajgel B, Cimões R. Evaluation ofDEFB1polymorphisms in individuals with chronic periodontitis and diabetes mellitus type 2 in a population of northeastern Brazil. SPECIAL CARE IN DENTISTRY 2018; 38:227-233. [DOI: 10.1111/scd.12296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Revised: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology; Agamenon Magalhães Hospital; Recife, PE Brazil
- Medical Sciences Faculty; University of Pernambuco; Recife, PE Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunopathology Keizo Asami; Federal University of Pernambuco; Recife, PE Brazil
- Department of Genetics; Federal University of Pernambuco; Recife, PE Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Dentistry; Federal University of Pernambuco; Recife, PE Brazil
- Department of Prosthesis and Buco-facial Surgery; Federal University of Pernambuco; Recife, PE Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Dentistry; Federal University of Pernambuco; Recife, PE Brazil
- Department of Prosthesis and Buco-facial Surgery; Federal University of Pernambuco; Recife, PE Brazil
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Weber M, Bogstad Søvik J, Mulic A, Deeley K, Tveit AB, Forella J, Shirey N, Vieira AR. Redefining the Phenotype of Dental Caries. Caries Res 2018; 52:263-271. [PMID: 29393149 DOI: 10.1159/000481414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Dental caries is a multifactorial infectious disease and a major public health problem estimated to affect 60-90% of school children as well as a vast number of adults. The aim of this work was to define patterns of progression of the disease based on longitudinal data in contrast to using a cross-sectional assessment. dmft/DMFT scores were collected at ages 5, 12, 14, 16, 17, and 18 from 876 individuals. We tested our newly defined phenotypes for association with genetic variants in genes shown to be associated with caries. We generated genotyping data using Taqman chemistry in markers of genes involved in processes such as enamel formation and salivary contributions. Kallikrein 4 (KLK4) was found to show a significant association with the created phenotypes (p = 0.0008 in a recessive model for low caries experience in the primary dentition vs. high caries experience in the primary dentition, and p = 0.0004 in a recessive model for caries free primary dentition vs. high caries experience in the primary dentition).
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- Megan Weber
- University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Piekoszewska-Ziętek P, Turska-Szybka A, Olczak-Kowalczyk D. Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the Aetiology of Caries: Systematic Literature Review. Caries Res 2017; 51:425-435. [PMID: 28668961 DOI: 10.1159/000476075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Recent progress in the field of molecular biology and techniques of DNA sequence analysis allowed determining the meaning of hereditary factors of many common human diseases. Studies of genetic mechanisms in the aetiology of caries encompass, primarily, 4 main groups of genes responsible for (1) the development of enamel, (2) formation and composition of saliva, (3) immunological responses, and (4) carbohydrate metabolism. The aim of this study was to present current knowledge about the influence of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genetic variants on the occurrence of dental caries. PubMed/Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were searched for papers on the influence of genetic factors connected with SNP on the occurrence of dental caries in children, teenagers, and adults. Thirty original papers written in English were included in this review. Study groups ranged from 30 to 13,000 subjects. SNPs were observed in 30 genes. Results of the majority of studies confirm the participation of hereditary factors in the aetiology of caries. Three genes, AMELX, AQP5, and ESRRB, have the most promising evidence based on multiple replications and data, supporting a role of these genes in caries. The review of the literature proves that SNP is linked with the aetiology of dental caries.
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Chala S, Rouiffi S, Soualhi M, Bourkadi JE, Abouqal R, Abdallaoui F. Association between untreated carious lesions and asthma in adults at Rabat University Hospital, Morocco: a cross sectional study. BMC Res Notes 2017; 10:221. [PMID: 28651623 PMCID: PMC5485604 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-017-2548-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Depending on risk factors, cumulative risk of developing more dental caries by age has been reported. However, the association between dental caries and asthma is less studied among adults. The aims of this study were to evaluate the severity of untreated carious lesions in a population of asthmatic adults and to evaluate the mediation of socio-economic and oral health behaviour variables. Methods The study involved participants with diagnosed asthma (N = 100) and control (N = 100) subjects attending a tertiary hospital. Groups were matched by age and gender. Asthma was the exposure of interest. The outcome measure was the rate of carious lesions. Recorded variables included demographics, socio-economic status, tooth brushing habits and oral health status using WHO criteria. Poisson regression analysis examined the association between asthma and untreated dental caries. Results The adjusted model, after the inclusion of individuals’ behaviours regarding oral health, social determinants and asthma, revealed a significant association between the number of untreated carious lesions and asthma (PR = 1.23; 95% CI 1.23–1.58; p < 0.001). Conclusion Patients with asthma showed a greater number of untreated carious lesions. Looking forward, better understanding of the association between asthma and oral health may require exploiting the interactions of behavioural, social determinant and biological factors.
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- Sanaa Chala
- Research Team on Oral Ecosystem, Department of Endodontic and Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco. .,Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Rabat, Morocco. .,Faculté de Medecine Dentaire de Rabat, BP: 6212. Rabat Instituts, Rabat, Morocco.
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases, Moulay Youssef Hospital, Rabat, Morocco Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases, Moulay Youssef Hospital, Rabat, Morocco Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Biostatistics, Clinical and Epidemiological Research (LBRCE). Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
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- Research Team on Oral Ecosystem, Department of Endodontic and Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.,Faculty of Dental Medicine, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
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Zupin L, Robino A, Navarra CO, Pirastu N, Di Lenarda R, Gasparini P, Crovella S, Bevilacqua L. LTFandDEFB1polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility toward chronic periodontitis development. Oral Dis 2017; 23:1001-1008. [DOI: 10.1111/odi.12689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2017] [Revised: 03/23/2017] [Accepted: 04/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- L Zupin
- Department of Surgical, Medical and Health Sciences; University of Trieste; Trieste Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”; Trieste Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Medical and Health Sciences; University of Trieste; Trieste Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Medical and Health Sciences; University of Trieste; Trieste Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Medical and Health Sciences; University of Trieste; Trieste Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Medical and Health Sciences; University of Trieste; Trieste Italy
- Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”; Trieste Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Medical and Health Sciences; University of Trieste; Trieste Italy
- Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”; Trieste Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Medical and Health Sciences; University of Trieste; Trieste Italy
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Marsh PD, Do T, Beighton D, Devine DA. Influence of saliva on the oral microbiota. Periodontol 2000 2017; 70:80-92. [PMID: 26662484 DOI: 10.1111/prd.12098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Saliva plays a major role in determining the composition and activity of the oral microbiota, via a variety of mechanisms. Molecules, mainly from saliva, form a conditioning film on oral surfaces, thus providing receptors for bacterial attachment. The attached cells use saliva components, such as glycoproteins, as their main source of nutrients for growth. Oral bacteria work sequentially and in a concerted manner to catabolize these structurally complex molecules. Saliva also buffers the pH in the biofilm to around neutrality, creating an environment which is conducive to the growth of many oral bacteria that provide important benefits to the host. Components of the adaptive and innate host defences are delivered by saliva, and these often function synergistically, and at sublethal concentrations, so a complex relationship develops between the host and the resident microbiota. Dysbiosis can occur rapidly if the flow of saliva is perturbed.
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Lips A, Antunes LS, Antunes LA, Abreu JGBD, Barreiros D, Oliveira DSBD, Batista AC, Nelson-Filho P, Silva LABD, Silva RABD, Alves GG, Küchler EC. Genetic Polymorphisms in DEFB1 and miRNA202 Are Involved in Salivary Human β-Defensin 1 Levels and Caries Experience in Children. Caries Res 2017; 51:209-215. [DOI: 10.1159/000458537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The antimicrobial peptides human β-defensins (hBDs) are encoded by β-defensin genes (DEFBs) and are possibly involved in caries susceptibility. In this study we aimed (1) to investigate the relationship between salivary hBDs and caries and (2) to evaluate the association of genetic polymorphisms in DEFB1 and microRNA202 (miRNA202) with salivary levels of hBDs and caries experience. Two data sets were available for this study, totalizing 678 Brazilian children. Dental examination and saliva collection were performed in all included children. The salivary level for hDB1, hBD2, and hBD4 was assessed by ELISA sandwich technique in 168 children. The DNA was extracted from saliva, and polymorphisms in DEFB1 and miRNA202 were analyzed by real-time PCR. Statistical analysis was performed to investigate the associations between caries experience, hBD salivary level, genotype, and allele distribution, with an alpha of 0.05. The hBD1 level was significantly higher in caries-free children (p < 0.0001). The miRNA202 was associated with a lower level of salivary hBD1 (p < 0.05). Also, the polymorphic distribution of miRNA202 was associated with caries (p = 0.006). The polymorphisms in DEFB1 were not associated with hBD salivary level and caries experience (p > 0.05). In conclusion, our results indicate that genetic polymorphism in miRNA202 is involved in hBD1 salivary level as well as caries experience in children.
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Chapple IL, Bouchard P, Cagetti MG, Campus G, Carra MC, Cocco F, Nibali L, Hujoel P, Laine ML, Lingström P, Manton DJ, Montero E, Pitts N, Rangé H, Schlueter N, Teughels W, Twetman S, Van Loveren C, Van der Weijden F, Vieira AR, Schulte AG. Interaction of lifestyle, behaviour or systemic diseases with dental caries and periodontal diseases: consensus report of group 2 of the joint EFP/ORCA workshop on the boundaries between caries and periodontal diseases. J Clin Periodontol 2017; 44 Suppl 18:S39-S51. [DOI: 10.1111/jcpe.12685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Iain L.C. Chapple
- Periodontal Research Group; The University of Birmingham; Birmingham UK
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- Department of Periodontology; Service of Odontology; Rothschild Hospital; AP-HP, Paris 7-Denis Diderot University; U.F.R. of Odontology; Paris France
- EA 2496; Paris 5-Descartes University; U.F.R. of Odontology; Paris France
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- WHO Collaboration Centre for Epidemiology and Community Dentistry; Milan Italy
- Department of Surgery, Microsurgery and Medicine Sciences; School of Dentistry; Universita degli Studi di Sassari; Sassari Italy
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- Department of Periodontology; Service of Odontology; Rothschild Hospital; AP-HP, Paris 7-Denis Diderot University; U.F.R. of Odontology; Paris France
- INSERM; U1018; Villejuif; France
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- Department of Surgery, Microsurgery and Medicine Sciences; School of Dentistry; Universita degli Studi di Sassari; Sassari Italy
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- Centre for Oral Clinical Research; Institute of Dentistry; Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry; Queen Mary University London (QMUL); London UK
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- Public Health Sciences; University of Washington; Seattle WA USA
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- Department of Periodontology; Academic Centre for Dentistry in Amsterdam; Amsterdam the Netherlands
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- Department of Cariology; Institute of Odontology; Gothenburg Sweden
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- Melbourne Dental School; University of Melbourne; Parkville Vic. Australia
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- Faculty of Dentistry; Universidad Complutense de Madrid; Madrid Spain
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- Dental Innovation and Translation Centre; Dental Institute; Kings College London; London UK
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- Department of Periodontology; Service of Odontology; Rothschild Hospital; AP-HP, Paris 7-Denis Diderot University; U.F.R. of Odontology; Paris France
- EA 2496; Paris 5-Descartes University; U.F.R. of Odontology; Paris France
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- Division for Cariology; Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology; Center for Dental Medicine; University Medical Center; Albert-Ludwig-University; Freiburg Germany
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences; School of Dentistry; Section of Cariology and Endodontics; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Cariology; Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam; Amsterdam the Netherlands
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- Department of Periodontology; Academic Centre for Dentistry in Amsterdam; Amsterdam the Netherlands
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- Department of Special Care Dentistry; Dental School; Witten/Herdecke University; Witten Germany
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Genetic Association of MMP10, MMP14, and MMP16 with Dental Caries. Int J Dent 2017; 2017:8465125. [PMID: 28348596 PMCID: PMC5350286 DOI: 10.1155/2017/8465125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2016] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), which degrade extracellular proteins as part of a variety of physiological processes, and their inhibitors have been implicated in the dental caries process. Here we investigated 28 genetic variants spanning the MMP10, MMP14, and MMP16 genes to detect association with dental caries experience in 13 age- and race-stratified (n = 3,587) samples from 6 parent studies. Analyses were performed separately for each sample, and results were combined across samples by meta-analysis. Two SNPs (rs2046315 and rs10429371) upstream of MMP16 were significantly associated with caries in an individual sample of white adults and via meta-analysis across 8 adult samples after gene-wise adjustment for multiple comparisons. Noteworthy is SNP rs2046315 (p = 8.14 × 10−8) association with caries in white adults. This SNP was originally nominated in a genome-wide-association study (GWAS) of dental caries in a sample of white adults and yielded associations in a subsequent GWAS of surface level caries in white adults as well. Therefore, in our study, we were able to recapture the association between rs2046315 and dental caries in white adults. Although we did not strengthen evidence that MMPs 10, 14, and 16 influence caries risk, MMP16 is still a likely candidate gene to pursue.
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LIPS A, ANTUNES LS, ANTUNES LA, PINTOR AVB, SANTOS DABD, BACHINSKI R, KÜCHLER EC, ALVES GG. Salivary protein polymorphisms and risk of dental caries: a systematic review. Braz Oral Res 2017; 31:e41. [DOI: 10.1590/1807-3107bor-2017.vol31.0041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Navarra CO, Robino A, Pirastu N, Bevilacqua L, Gasparini P, Di Lenarda R, Crovella S. Caries and Innate Immunity: DEFB1 Gene Polymorphisms and Caries Susceptibility in Genetic Isolates from North-Eastern Italy. Caries Res 2016; 50:589-594. [DOI: 10.1159/000450965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background: The DEFB1 gene, encoding for the constitutively expressed human β-defensin 1 (hBD1) antimicrobial peptide is a potential candidate when studying genetic susceptibility to caries. DEFB1 genetic variations have been reported as contributing to hBD1 production impairment, leading to a greater susceptibility to be infected by oral pathogens, also leading to periodontitis. Methods: We analysed 5 DEFB1 polymorphisms, namely 3 functional single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at the 5′-untranslated region (UTR), -52G>A (rs1799946), -44C>G (rs1800972), and -20G>A (rs11362), 2 SNPs at the 3′-UTR, c*5G>A (rs1047031) and c*87A>G (rs1800971) SNP located in potential miRNA binding sites, looking for possible correlations with the risk to develop caries in 654 adult subjects from isolated populations of north-eastern Italy. Dental caries prevalence was evaluated with the DMFT (decayed, missing, filled teeth) index, calculated after an accurate oral examination. DEFB1 SNP genotyping was performed with an Illumina 370k high-density SNP array. Results: Two DEFB1 SNPs were significantly associated with the DMFT index: the strongest association emerged from rs11362 SNP (p = 0.008). In particular G/G homozygous individuals showed a higher DMFT index compared to both G/A heterozygous and A/A homozygous individuals; rs1799946 SNP was also significantly associated with DMFT (p = 0.030), and individuals homozygous for the T allele had a higher DMFT value compared to heterozygous C/T and homozygous C/C individuals. Conclusions: Our study replicated, on a larger number of individuals, previous findings showing the association between two 5′-UTR SNPs in the DEFB1 gene and DMFT, suggesting that these polymorphisms could be considered as potential markers for assessing the risk to develop caries.
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Beta-defensin gene (DEFB1) polymorphisms are associated with the susceptibility to chronic respiratory diseases. Genes Genomics 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s13258-016-0388-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Analysis of genetic factors influencing susceptibility to dental caries by using a chromosome 2 substitution mouse strain. PEDIATRIC DENTAL JOURNAL 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pdj.2015.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Karayasheva D, Glushkova M, Boteva E, Mitev V, Kadiyska T. Association study for the role of Matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 3 gene polymorphisms in dental caries susceptibility. Arch Oral Biol 2016; 68:9-12. [PMID: 27043485 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2016.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2014] [Revised: 11/22/2015] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Various exogenous and endogenous risk factors have been described as contributing to dental caries susceptibility. In the last decade it has been established that both pro and active forms of host derived Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are present in the oral cavity. MMPs role in caries development has been hypothesized. The aim of this study was to analyse MMP2 (rs2287074) and MMP3 (rs679620) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and their role in caries susceptibility. DESIGN The two SNPs were analysed by PCR- restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) in a sample of 102 ethnic Bulgarian volunteers (42 males and 60 females), all students in Sofia Medical University. RESULTS Statistical analysis of the MMP2 SNP showed significant differences for the genotype frequencies between the caries free (CF, DMFT=0) and low caries experience (LCE, DMFT≤5) groups. Analysis for the non-synonymous MMP3 SNP found significant differences between both CF vs caries experience groups (LCE+ high caries experience (HCE, DMFT≥5)) and LCE vs HCE groups. The presence of allele G decreased the risk of HCE about 4 times. CONCLUSIONS MMP2 and MMP3 genes are likely to be involved in caries susceptibility in our population. However, as dental caries is a multifactorial disorder and several genes are likely to have influence on it, it is reasonable to expect that SNPs, even those proven to be functional like rs679620, potentially play a significant, but not major role in the disease outcome.
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- Dobrina Karayasheva
- Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Sofia Medical University, 1 Sv. G. Sofiiski Blvd., Sofia 1431, Bulgaria
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- Genetic Medico-Diagnostic Laboratory Genica, 90 Tsar Asen str., Sofia 1643, Bulgaria
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Sofia Medical University, 1 Sv. G. Sofiiski Blvd., Sofia 1431, Bulgaria
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- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Sofia Medical University, 2 Zdrave str., Sofia 1431, Bulgaria
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- Genetic Medico-Diagnostic Laboratory Genica, 90 Tsar Asen str., Sofia 1643, Bulgaria; Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Sofia Medical University, 2 Zdrave str., Sofia 1431, Bulgaria.
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Anjomshoaa I, Briseño-Ruiz J, Deeley K, Poletta FA, Mereb JC, Leite AL, Barreta PATM, Silva TL, Dizak P, Ruff T, Patir A, Koruyucu M, Abbasoğlu Z, Casado PL, Brown A, Zaky SH, Bayram M, Küchler EC, Cooper ME, Liu K, Marazita ML, Tanboğa İ, Granjeiro JM, Seymen F, Castilla EE, Orioli IM, Sfeir C, Owyang H, Buzalaf MAR, Vieira AR. Aquaporin 5 Interacts with Fluoride and Possibly Protects against Caries. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0143068. [PMID: 26630491 PMCID: PMC4668048 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Aquaporins (AQP) are water channel proteins and the genes coding for AQP2, AQP5, and AQP6 are clustered in 12q13. Since AQP5 is expressed in serous acinar cells of salivary glands, we investigated its involvement in caries. DNA samples from 1,383 individuals from six groups were studied. Genotypes of eight single nucleotide polymorphisms covering the aquaporin locus were tested for association with caries experience. Interaction with genes involved in enamel formation was tested. The association between enamel microhardness at baseline, after creation of artificial caries lesion, and after exposure to fluoride and the genetic markers in AQP5 was tested. Finally, AQP5 expression in human whole saliva, after exposure to fluoride in a mammary gland cell line, which is known to express AQP5, and in Wistar rats was also verified. Nominal associations were found between caries experience and markers in the AQP5 locus. Since these associations suggested that AQP5 may be inhibited by levels of fluoride in the drinking water that cause fluorosis, we showed that fluoride levels above optimal levels change AQP5 expression in humans, cell lines, and rats. We have shown that AQP5 is involved in the pathogenesis of caries and likely interacts with fluoride.
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- Ida Anjomshoaa
- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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- ECLAMC (Latin American Collaborative Study of Congenital Malformations) at CEMIC (Center for Medical Education and Clinical Research), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- ECLAMC at Hospital de Area El Bolson, El Bolson, RN, Argentina
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- Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
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- Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Pedodontics, Medipol Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pedodontics, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Yeditepe University, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Dental School, Clinical Research Unit, Federal Fluminense University - UFF, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
- Biology Institute, Federal Fluminense University - UFF, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Pedodontics, Medipol Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Endodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Marmara University, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Dental School, Clinical Research Unit, Federal Fluminense University - UFF, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
- National Institute of Metrology (INMETRO), Niterói, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Pedodontics, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- ECLAMC (Latin American Collaborative Study of Congenital Malformations) at CEMIC (Center for Medical Education and Clinical Research), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- ECLAMC at INAGEMP-CNPq (National Institute of Population Medical Genetics) at Department of Genetics, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- ECLAMC at INAGEMP-CNPq (National Institute of Population Medical Genetics) at Department of Genetics, Institute of Biology, Center of Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Marmara University, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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Yildiz G, Ermis RB, Calapoglu NS, Celik EU, Türel GY. Gene-environment Interactions in the Etiology of Dental Caries. J Dent Res 2015; 95:74-9. [PMID: 26377569 DOI: 10.1177/0022034515605281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Dental caries is a multifactorial disease that can be conceptualized as an interaction between genetic and environmental risk factors. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of AMELX, CA6, DEFB1, and TAS2R38 gene polymorphism and gene-environment interactions on caries etiology and susceptibility in adults. Genomic DNA was extracted from the buccal mucosa, and adults aged 20 to 60 y were placed into 1 of 2 groups: low caries risk (DMFT ≤ 5; n = 77) and high caries risk (DMFT ≥ 14; n = 77). The frequency of AMELX (+522), CA6 (T55M), DEFB1 (G-20A), and TAS2R38 (A49P) single-nucleotide polymorphisms was genotyped with the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method. Environmental risk factors examined in the study included plaque amount, toothbrushing frequency, dietary intake between meals, saliva secretion rate, saliva buffer capacity, mutans streptococci counts, and lactobacilli counts. There was no difference between the caries risk groups in relation to AMELX (+522) polymorphism (χ(2) test, P > 0.05). The distribution of CA6 genotype and allele frequencies in the low caries risk group did not differ from the high caries risk group (χ(2) test, P > 0.05). Polymorphism of DEFB1 (G-20A) was positively associated, and TAS2R38 (A49P) negatively associated, with caries risk (χ(2) test, P = 0.000). There were significant differences between caries susceptibility and each environmental risk factor, except for the saliva secretion rate (Mann-Whitney U test, P = 0.000). Based on stepwise multiple linear regression analyses, dental plaque amount, lactobacilli count, age, and saliva buffer capacity, as well as DEFB1 (G-20A), TAS2R38 (A49P), and CA6 (T55M) gene polymorphism, explained a total of 87.8% of the variations in DMFT scores. It can be concluded that variation in CA6 (T55M), DEFB1 (G-20A), and TAS2R38 (A49P) may be associated with caries experience in Turkish adults with a high level of dental plaque, lactobacilli count, and age and when saliva buffer capacity is low.
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- G Yildiz
- Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
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Haznedaroğlu E, Koldemir-Gündüz M, Bakır-Coşkun N, Bozkuş HM, Çağatay P, Süsleyici-Duman B, Menteş A. Association of sweet taste receptor gene polymorphisms with dental caries experience in school children. Caries Res 2015; 49:275-81. [PMID: 25924601 DOI: 10.1159/000381426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Sweet taste is a powerful factor influencing food acceptance. The peripheral taste response to sugar is mediated by the TAS1R2/TAS1R3 taste receptors. The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between TAS1R2 (rs35874116 or rs9701796) and/or TAS1R3 (rs307355) single nucleotide polymorphisms with dental caries experience in schoolchildren. A total of 184 schoolchildren aged between 7 and 12 years (101 girls, 83 boys) were included in the study. Genomic DNA was extracted from saliva samples and the genotypes were identified by qPCR. The genotype frequencies were as follows: 6.6% for homozygous wild type, 41.8% for heterozygous and 51.6% for homozygous polymorphic genotype carriers of TAS1R2 gene rs35874116; 27.8% for heterozygous and 72.2% for homozygous polymorphic genotype carriers of TAS1R2 gene rs9701796, and 83.1% for homozygous wild type and 16.9% for heterozygous genotype carriers of TAS1R3 gene rs307355 polymorphism. A significant association was observed between total caries experience (dft + DMFT - decayed filled primary teeth + decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth) and TAS1R2 rs35874116 (p = 0.008) and TAS1R3 rs307355 (p = 0.04) gene polymorphisms but not for TAS1R2 gene rs9701796 polymorphism. TAS1R3 gene rs307355 polymorphism has been found to be an independent risk factor for dental caries experience by logistic regression analysis and to have increased the risk of caries. Moderate caries experience (4-7 caries) was found to be associated with TAS1R3 rs307355 heterozygous genotype, whereas high-risk caries experience (>8 caries) was found to be associated with TAS1R2 rs35874116 homozygous polymorphic genotype.
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- Eda Haznedaroğlu
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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During the last century, dental research has focused on unraveling the mechanisms behind various oral pathologies, while oral health was typically described as the mere absence of oral diseases. The term 'oral microbial homeostasis' is used to describe the capacity of the oral ecosystem to maintain microbial community stability in health. However, the oral ecosystem itself is not stable: throughout life an individual undergoes multiple physiological changes while progressing through infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age. Recent discussions on the definition of general health have led to the proposal that health is the ability of the individual to adapt to physiological changes, a condition known as allostasis. In this paper the allostasis principle is applied to the oral ecosystem. The multidimensionality of the host factors contributing to allostasis in the oral cavity is illustrated with an example on changes occurring in puberty. The complex phenomenon of oral health and the processes that prevent the ecosystem from collapsing during allostatic changes in the entire body are far from being understood. As yet individual components (e.g. hard tissues, microbiome, saliva, host response) have been investigated, while only by consolidating these and assessing their multidimensional interactions should we be able to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the ecosystem, which in turn could serve to develop rational schemes to maintain health. Adapting such a 'system approach' comes with major practical challenges for the entire research field and will require vast resources and large-scale multidisciplinary collaborations.
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- Egija Zaura
- Department of Preventive Dentistry Amsterdam, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Opal S, Garg S, Jain J, Walia I. Genetic factors affecting dental caries risk. Aust Dent J 2015; 60:2-11. [DOI: 10.1111/adj.12262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- S Opal
- Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry; BRS Dental College; Panchkula Haryana India
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- Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry; Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Dental Sciences and Research, Mullana; Ambala Haryana India
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics; Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Dental Sciences and Research, Mullana; Ambala Haryana India
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- Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology; BRS Dental College; Panchkula Haryana India
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Abbasoğlu Z, Tanboğa İ, Küchler EC, Deeley K, Weber M, Kaspar C, Korachi M, Vieira AR. Early childhood caries is associated with genetic variants in enamel formation and immune response genes. Caries Res 2014; 49:70-7. [PMID: 25531160 PMCID: PMC4376372 DOI: 10.1159/000362825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Early childhood caries (ECC) is a chronic, infectious disease that affects the primary dentition of young children. It is the result of an imbalance of risk factors and protective factors that influence the disease. The aim of this study was to assess genetic and environmental factors that may contribute to ECC. Two hundred and fifty-nine unrelated children were evaluated using a cross-sectional design. Data on oral habits were obtained through a questionnaire, and caries experience data were collected by clinical examination. Twenty-three markers in 10 genes were studied. Genotyping of the selected polymorphisms was carried out by real-time PCR. Regression analyses were performed comparing individuals with and without caries experience. Of 259 subjects, 123 were caries free. The genotype TT in ALOX15 (rs7217186) was a risk factor for ECC, whereas the genotypes GG in ENAM (rs1264848), AG and GG in KLK4 (rs198968), CT in LTF (rs4547741), and GG in TUFT1 (rs3790506) were protective for EEC. In conclusion, environmental factors and gene interactions can act as protective or risk factors for ECC. These factors together contribute to the presence and severity of the disease.
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- Zerrin Abbasoğlu
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Marmara University, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Marmara University, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Oral Biology, and Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, and Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, and Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Genetics & Bio-Engineering, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Oral Biology, and Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Eltzschig HK, Bratton DL, Colgan SP. Targeting hypoxia signalling for the treatment of ischaemic and inflammatory diseases. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2014; 13:852-69. [PMID: 25359381 PMCID: PMC4259899 DOI: 10.1038/nrd4422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 260] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) are stabilized during adverse inflammatory processes associated with disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease, pathogen infection and acute lung injury, as well as during ischaemia-reperfusion injury. HIF stabilization and hypoxia-induced changes in gene expression have a profound impact on the inflamed tissue microenvironment and on disease outcomes. Although the mechanism that initiates HIF stabilization may vary, the final molecular steps that control HIF stabilization converge on a set of oxygen-sensing prolyl hydroxylases (PHDs) that mark HIFs for proteasomal degradation. PHDs are therefore promising therapeutic targets. In this Review, we discuss the emerging potential and associated challenges of targeting the PHD-HIF pathway for the treatment of inflammatory and ischaemic diseases.
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- Holger K Eltzschig
- Organ Protection Program, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
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- Mucosal Inflammation Program, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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Vieira AR, Modesto A, Marazita ML. Caries: review of human genetics research. Caries Res 2014; 48:491-506. [PMID: 24853115 PMCID: PMC4167926 DOI: 10.1159/000358333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2013] [Accepted: 01/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The NIH Consensus Development Program released a statement in 2001 (http://consensus.nih.gov/2001/2001DentalCaries115html.htm) and listed six major clinical caries research directions. One of these directions was the need for genetic studies to identify genes and genetic markers of diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic value. This last decade has seen a steep increase in studies investigating the presence of genetic factors influencing individual susceptibility to caries. This review revisits recent caries human genetic studies and provides a perspective for future studies in order to fulfil their promise of revolutionizing our understanding of and the standard of care for the most prevalent bacteria-mediated non-contagious disease in the world.
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- Alexandre R. Vieira
- Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, Department of Oral Biology School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, Department of Oral Biology School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, Department of Oral Biology School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health; Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Stanley BOC, Feingold E, Cooper M, Vanyukov MM, Maher BS, Slayton RL, Willing MC, Reis SE, McNeil DW, Crout RJ, Weyant RJ, Levy SM, Vieira AR, Marazita ML, Shaffer JR. Genetic Association of MPPED2 and ACTN2 with Dental Caries. J Dent Res 2014; 93:626-32. [PMID: 24810274 DOI: 10.1177/0022034514534688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2013] [Accepted: 04/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The first genome-wide association study of dental caries focused on primary teeth in children aged 3 to 12 yr and nominated several novel genes: ACTN2, EDARADD, EPHA7, LPO, MPPED2, MTR, and ZMPSTE24. Here we interrogated 156 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within these candidate genes for evidence of association with dental caries experience in 13 race- and age-stratified samples from 6 independent studies (n = 3600). Analysis was performed separately for each sample, and results were combined across samples via meta-analysis. MPPED2 was significantly associated with caries via meta-analysis across the 5 childhood samples, with 4 SNPs showing significant associations after gene-wise adjustment for multiple comparisons (p < .0026). These results corroborate the previous genome-wide association study, although the functional role of MPPED2 in caries etiology remains unknown. ACTN2 also showed significant association via meta-analysis across childhood samples (p = .0014). Moreover, in adults, genetic association was observed for ACTN2 SNPs in individual samples (p < .0025), but no single SNP was significant via meta-analysis across all 8 adult samples. Given its compelling biological role in organizing ameloblasts during amelogenesis, this study strengthens the hypothesis that ACTN2 influences caries risk. Results for the other candidate genes neither proved nor precluded their associations with dental caries.
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- B O C Stanley
- Department of Mathematics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Washington, University at St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Clinical and Translational Science Institute, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Dental Practice and Rural Health, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Dental Public Health and Information Management, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City, IA, USA Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Clinical and Translational Science Institute, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Antunes LS, Tannure PN, Antunes LAA, Reis MF, Costa MC, Gouvêa CVD, Olej B, Granjeiro JM, Küchler EC. Genetic association for caries susceptibility among cleft lip and/or palate individuals. J Contemp Dent Pract 2014; 15:288-293. [PMID: 25307808 DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-1530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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AIM To evaluate the association of the polymorphisms in the TGFB3 gene (rs2268626), and the BMP4 gene (rs17563) with dental caries in two different groups (noncleft group and oral cleft group) from a cleft center located at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 486 unrelated children and adolescents with or without caries were evaluated using a cohort design. Data on oral health habits was obtained through a questionnaire and caries data was collected by clinical examination. Genotyping of the selected polymorphisms for TGFB3 and BMP4 were carried out by real-time PCR using the TaqMan assay method from a genomic DNA isolated from buccal epithelial cells of all children and adolescents. RESULTS No association was found between BMP4 polymorphism and caries among individuals from both groups. For TGFB3 polymorphism, significant differences were observed for allele and genotype frequencies between caries free and caries affected individuals in oral cleft group (p = 0.013 and 0.006 for allele and genotype frequencies respectively). CONCLUSION Our findings provide evidence suggesting that TGFB3 may be involved in caries susceptibility in oral cleft group. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE In the future, the possibility of identifying genes related to caries susceptibility can lead to counseling of the individual that carries gene alterations, with the aim of working on preventive measures for caries as well as bioengineering treatments.
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- Leonardo Santos Antunes
- Assistant Professor, Department of Specific Formation, School of Dentistry Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
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- Professor, Discipline of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Veiga de Almeida University, RJ, Brazil
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Specific Formation, School of Dentistry Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
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- Undergraduate Student, Unit of Clinical Research, Fluminense Federal University Niterói, RJ, Brazil
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- Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Head and Associate Professor, Cell Therapy Center, Unit of Clinical Research Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
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- Head and Senior Researcher, National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology Bioengineering Program, Cell Therapy Center Unit of Clinical Research, Fluminense Federal University Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Postdoctrol, Cell Therapy Center, Unit of Clinical Research, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, RJ, Brazil e-mail:
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Krasone K, Lāce B, Akota I, Care R, Deeley K, Küchler EC, Vieira AR. Genetic variation in the promoter region of beta-defensin 1 (DEFB 1) is associated with high caries experience in children born with cleft lip and palate. Acta Odontol Scand 2014; 72:235-40. [PMID: 23964634 DOI: 10.3109/00016357.2013.822549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Caries is a common disease in humans and has a multifactorial etiology. It has been suggested that children born with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) have a higher susceptibility to caries, but data from several independent cohorts does not support this assumption. Previous work from our group suggested DEFB 1 is associated with higher caries experience. Since it is suspected that children born with CL/P have the same risk factors predisposing them to caries as other children of the same ages, the aim was to test if DEFB 1 was associated with caries experience in children born with CL/P. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty-nine children born with CL/P (aged 2-12 years) were included. Twenty-seven males and seven females had cleft lip and palate (CLP), six males and seven females had cleft lip (CL) and 13 males and nine females had cleft palate (CP). Caries was evaluated with the DMFT/dmft index by a calibrated evaluator. Two single nucleotide polymorphisms in DEFB 1 were selected (rs11362 and rs1800972) based on being associated with higher caries experience in previous work. Genotyping were carried out by real-time PCR using the Taqman assay method. The statistical analysis was performed between 'low-to-moderate caries experience group' and the 'high caries experience group'. Odds ratio calculations between caries experience and variant alleles and chi-square of Fisher exact tests at a level of significance of 0.05 were used. RESULTS There was no significant difference for caries experience between cleft types (p = 0.551). An association was found for the marker rs11362 and genotype distribution (p = 0.047). When analyzed in a recessive model, the genotype GG in this polymorphism increased the risk for caries susceptibility by more than 3-times (p = 0.031; OR = 3.16; 95% CI = 0.97-10.62). CONCLUSION The genetic variant rs11362 in DEFB 1 influences caries susceptibility in CL/P children. The results support the hypothesis that expression of DEFB 1 in saliva may serve as a biomarker for future caries risk.
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- Kristīne Krasone
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Riga Stradins University Institute of Stomatology , Riga, Latvia
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Kutsch VK. Dental caries: An updated medical model of risk assessment. J Prosthet Dent 2014; 111:280-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2013.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Revised: 07/23/2013] [Accepted: 07/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ikuta T, Inagaki Y, Tanaka K, Saito T, Nakajima Y, Bando M, Kido JI, Nagata T. Gene polymorphism of β-defensin-1 is associated with susceptibility to periodontitis in Japanese. Odontology 2013; 103:66-74. [PMID: 24276427 DOI: 10.1007/s10266-013-0139-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Periodontitis is a multifactorial disease associated with genetic and environmental factors. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with susceptibility to common diseases such as diabetes and periodontitis. Although the oral cavity is exposed to various organisms, the conditions are well controlled by innate and acquired immune systems. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) play an important role in the innate immune system; however, the association of AMP-SNPs with periodontitis has not been fully elucidated. This study investigated the relationship between AMP-SNPs and periodontitis in Japanese. One hundred and five Japanese subjects were recruited, which included patients with aggressive, severe, moderate and mild periodontitis, and age-matched healthy controls. Genomic DNA was isolated from peripheral blood and genotypes of SNPs of β-defensin-1 and lactoferrin genes (DEFB1: rs1799946, rs1800972 and rs11362; and LTF: rs1126478) were investigated using the PCR-Invader assay. Protein level of AMPs in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) was quantified by ELISA. Case-control studies revealed that the -44 CC genotype of DEFB1 (rs1800972) was associated with periodontitis (OR 2.51), particularly with severe chronic periodontitis (OR 4.15) and with combined severe and moderate chronic periodontitis (OR 4.04). No statistical differences were found in other genotypes. The β-defensin-1 concentrations in GCF were significantly lower in subjects with the -44 CC genotype of DEFB1 than in those without this genotype. No significant differences between GCF concentrations of AMPs and other genotypes were detected. The -44 CC genotype of the β-defensin-1 gene (DEFB1 rs1800972) may be associated with susceptibility to chronic periodontitis in Japanese.
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- Takahisa Ikuta
- Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima, 770-8504, Japan
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