The fimbriae of the oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis induce Toll-like receptor 2
(TLR2)-dependent macrophage activation upon their recognition by CD14 and the β 2 …

The purpose of this study was to examine whether Bacteroides (Porphyromonas) gingivalis
fimbriae, an important structure involved in attachment of the bacteria to periodontal tissues …

Porphyromonas gingivalis, a periodontopathic bacterium, is known to invade oral epithelial
cells in periodontal lesions, although the mechanism is unclear. In the present study, goat …

Background: Intercellular adhesion molecule‐1 (ICAM‐1) is involved in the accumulation
and activation of leukocytes in inflammatory sites through binding to β2 integrins expressed …

Porphyromonas gingivalis, a major etiological agent of adult periodontitis, has two distinctly
different types of fimbriae on the cell surface. The major fimbriae, which consist of a 41-kDa …

The aim of this study was to examine whether fibronectin in saliva plays a regulatory role in
Porphyromonas gingivalis fimbria-mediated pathogenesis in adult periodontal disease. Our …

Bacterial fimbriae are an important pathogenic factor. It has been demonstrated that fimbrial
protein encoded by fimA gene (FimA fimbriae) of Porphyromonas gingivalis not only …

CD11b–CD18 and other integrins play important roles in immunity and inflammation and
require prior activation through inside‐out signaling to efficiently bind their ligands. We …

The fimA gene encodes the major fimbrial protein of Porphyromonas gingivalis. It has been
shown to stimulate adhesion to salivary proteins and other bacteria. It is also thought to play …

Porphyromonas gingivalis Mfa1 fimbriae are thought to act as adhesion factors and to direct
periodontal tissue destruction but their immunomodulatory actions are poorly understood …