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D’Silva NJ, Pandiyan P. Neuroimmune cell interactions and chronic infections in oral cancers. Front Med (Lausanne) 2024; 11:1432398. [PMID: 39050547 PMCID: PMC11266022 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1432398] [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: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024] Open
Abstract
Inflammation is a process that is associated with the activation of distal immunosuppressive pathways that have evolved to restore homeostasis and prevent excessive tissue destruction. However, long-term immunosuppression resulting from systemic and local inflammation that may stem from dysbiosis, infections, or aging poses a higher risk for cancers. Cancer incidence and progression dramatically increase with chronic infections including HIV infection. Thus, studies on pro-tumorigenic effects of microbial stimulants from resident microbiota and infections in the context of inflammation are needed and underway. Here, we discuss chronic infections and potential neuro-immune interactions that could establish immunomodulatory programs permissive for tumor growth and progression.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nisha J. D’Silva
- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
- Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
- Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
- Center for AIDS Research, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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Nie X, Abbasi Y, Chung MK. Piezo1 and Piezo2 collectively regulate jawbone development. Development 2024; 151:dev202386. [PMID: 38619396 PMCID: PMC11128276 DOI: 10.1242/dev.202386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Piezo1 and Piezo2 are recently reported mechanosensory ion channels that transduce mechanical stimuli from the environment into intracellular biochemical signals in various tissues and organ systems. Here, we show that Piezo1 and Piezo2 display a robust expression during jawbone development. Deletion of Piezo1 in neural crest cells causes jawbone malformations in a small but significant number of mice. We further demonstrate that disruption of Piezo1 and Piezo2 in neural crest cells causes more striking defects in jawbone development than any single knockout, suggesting essential but partially redundant roles of Piezo1 and Piezo2. In addition, we observe defects in other neural crest derivatives such as malformation of the vascular smooth muscle in double knockout mice. Moreover, TUNEL examinations reveal excessive cell death in osteogenic cells of the maxillary and mandibular arches of the double knockout mice, suggesting that Piezo1 and Piezo2 together regulate cell survival during jawbone development. We further demonstrate that Yoda1, a Piezo1 agonist, promotes mineralization in the mandibular arches. Altogether, these data firmly establish that Piezo channels play important roles in regulating jawbone formation and maintenance.
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- Xuguang Nie
- Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, School of Dentistry, the University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201,USA
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- Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, School of Dentistry, the University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201,USA
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- Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, School of Dentistry, the University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201,USA
- Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research, the University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201,USA
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Wang S, Ko CC, Chung MK. Nociceptor mechanisms underlying pain and bone remodeling via orthodontic forces: toward no pain, big gain. FRONTIERS IN PAIN RESEARCH 2024; 5:1365194. [PMID: 38455874 PMCID: PMC10917994 DOI: 10.3389/fpain.2024.1365194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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Orthodontic forces are strongly associated with pain, the primary complaint among patients wearing orthodontic braces. Compared to other side effects of orthodontic treatment, orthodontic pain is often overlooked, with limited clinical management. Orthodontic forces lead to inflammatory responses in the periodontium, which triggers bone remodeling and eventually induces tooth movement. Mechanical forces and subsequent inflammation in the periodontium activate and sensitize periodontal nociceptors and produce orthodontic pain. Nociceptive afferents expressing transient receptor potential vanilloid subtype 1 (TRPV1) play central roles in transducing nociceptive signals, leading to transcriptional changes in the trigeminal ganglia. Nociceptive molecules, such as TRPV1, transient receptor potential ankyrin subtype 1, acid-sensing ion channel 3, and the P2X3 receptor, are believed to mediate orthodontic pain. Neuropeptides such as calcitonin gene-related peptides and substance P can also regulate orthodontic pain. While periodontal nociceptors transmit nociceptive signals to the brain, they are also known to modulate alveolar bone remodeling in periodontitis. Therefore, periodontal nociceptors and nociceptive molecules may contribute to the modulation of orthodontic tooth movement, which currently remains undetermined. Future studies are needed to better understand the fundamental mechanisms underlying neuroskeletal interactions in orthodontics to improve orthodontic treatment by developing novel methods to reduce pain and accelerate orthodontic tooth movement-thereby achieving "big gains with no pain" in clinical orthodontics.
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- Sheng Wang
- Division of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Division of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, United States
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Szallasi A. Resiniferatoxin: Nature's Precision Medicine to Silence TRPV1-Positive Afferents. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:15042. [PMID: 37894723 PMCID: PMC10606200 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242015042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Resiniferatoxin (RTX) is an ultrapotent capsaicin analog with a unique spectrum of pharmacological actions. The therapeutic window of RTX is broad, allowing for the full desensitization of pain perception and neurogenic inflammation without causing unacceptable side effects. Intravesical RTX was shown to restore continence in a subset of patients with idiopathic and neurogenic detrusor overactivity. RTX can also ablate sensory neurons as a "molecular scalpel" to achieve permanent analgesia. This targeted (intrathecal or epidural) RTX therapy holds great promise in cancer pain management. Intra-articular RTX is undergoing clinical trials to treat moderate-to-severe knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis. Similar targeted approaches may be useful in the management of post-operative pain or pain associated with severe burn injuries. The current state of this field is reviewed, from preclinical studies through veterinary medicine to clinical trials.
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- Arpad Szallasi
- Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary
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Siddiqui YD, Nie X, Wang S, Abbasi Y, Park L, Fan X, Thumbigere-Math V, Chung MK. Substance P aggravates ligature-induced periodontitis in mice. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1099017. [PMID: 37122730 PMCID: PMC10140340 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1099017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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Periodontitis is one of the most common oral diseases in humans, affecting over 40% of adult Americans. Pain-sensing nerves, or nociceptors, sense local environmental changes and often contain neuropeptides. Recent studies have suggested that nociceptors magnify host response and regulate bone loss in the periodontium. A subset of nociceptors projected to periodontium contains neuropeptides, such as calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) or substance P (SP). However, the specific roles of neuropeptides from nociceptive neural terminals in periodontitis remain to be determined. In this study, we investigated the roles of neuropeptides on host responses and bone loss in ligature-induced periodontitis. Deletion of tachykinin precursor 1 (Tac1), a gene that encodes SP, or treatment of gingiva with SP antagonist significantly reduced bone loss in ligature-induced periodontitis, whereas deletion of calcitonin related polypeptide alpha (Calca), a gene that encodes CGRP, showed a marginal role on bone loss. Ligature-induced recruitment of leukocytes, including neutrophils, and increase in cytokines leading to bone loss in periodontium was significantly less in Tac1 knockout mice. Furthermore, intra-gingival injection of SP, but not neurokinin A, induced a vigorous inflammatory response and osteoclast activation in alveolar bone and facilitated bone loss in ligature-induced periodontitis. Altogether, our data suggest that SP plays significant roles in regulating host responses and bone resorption in ligature-induced periodontitis.
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- Yasir Dilshad Siddiqui
- Program in Neuroscience, Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research, Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
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- Program in Neuroscience, Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research, Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Program in Neuroscience, Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research, Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Program in Neuroscience, Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research, Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Program in Neuroscience, Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research, Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Flow Cytometry Shared Service, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Advanced Oral Sciences and Therapeutics, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Program in Neuroscience, Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research, Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, United States
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Zhang Y, Chen R, Wang Y, Wang P, Pu J, Xu X, Chen F, Jiang L, Jiang Q, Yan F. Antibiofilm activity of ultra-small gold nanoclusters against Fusobacterium nucleatum in dental plaque biofilms. J Nanobiotechnology 2022; 20:470. [PMID: 36329432 PMCID: PMC9632159 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-022-01672-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Pathogenic dental plaque biofilms are universal and harmful, which can result in oral infections and systemic diseases. Many conventional therapeutic methods have proven insufficient or ineffective against plaque biofilms. Therefore, new strategies are urgently needed. Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum), a periodontal pathogen associated with a variety of oral and systemic diseases, is thought to be central to the development and structure of dental plaques. Here, ultra-small gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) were prepared. They exhibited potent antibacterial activity against F. nucleatum through enhanced destruction of bacterial membranes and generation of reactive oxygen species. Furthermore, due to their excellent penetration, the AuNCs could inhibit biofilm formation and destroy mature biofilms in vitro. Their antibiofilm efficacy was further confirmed in a mouse model, where they reduced biofilm accumulation and ameliorated inflammation. Meanwhile, the disruption of oral and gut microbiota caused by colonization of oral F. nucleatum could be partially restored through AuNCs treatment. Therefore, AuNCs could be considered as promising antibiofilm agents and have great potential in the clinical treatment of dental plaque.
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- Yangheng Zhang
- Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- College of Food Science and Light Industry, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 211816, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- 01life Institute, 518000, Shenzhen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Periodontology, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- College of Food Science and Light Industry, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 211816, Nanjing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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- Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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