The cell wall in Candida albicans is not only a tight protective envelope but also a point of
contact with the human host that provides a dynamic response to the constantly changing …

Porphyromonas gingivalis is a major pathogenic bacterium involved in the pathogenesis of
periodontitis. Citrullination has been reported as the underlying mechanism of the …

Periodontitis is a critical risk factor for the occurrence and development of diabetes.
Porphyromonas gingivalis may participate in insulin resistance (IR) caused by periodontal …

Under natural environmental settings or in the human body, the majority of microorganisms
exist in complex polymicrobial biofilms adhered to abiotic and biotic surfaces. These …

Kinins and their receptors have been implicated in a series of pathological alterations,
representing attractive pharmacological targets for several diseases. The present review …

The oral cavity of humans is colonized by diversity of microbial community, although
dominated by bacteria, it is also constituted by a low number of fungi, often represented by …

The development of infections caused by pathogenic bacteria is largely related to the
specific properties of the bacterial cell surface and extracellular hydrolytic activity …

Background Chronic periodontitis (CP) is a multifactorial, chronic inflammatory disease of
microbial etiology that manifests as a result of the dysfunction of the immune mechanism …

Periodontal disease depends on the presence of different microorganisms in the oral cavity
that during the colonization of periodontal tissues form a multispecies biofilm community …

Candida fungi exploit various virulence strategies to invade the human host, while host cells
employ diverse mechanisms to maintain homeostasis and respond to infection. Extracellular …