Preshaw PM, Taylor JJ. How has research into cytokine interactions and their role in driving
immune responses impacted our understanding of periodontitis? J Clin Periodontol 2011; …

Porphyromonas gingivalis is a gram-negative, anaerobic bacterium that lives in the oral
cavity. It is an integral part of the oral microbiome, which includes more than 500 types of …

The interaction between bacteria and eukaryotic cells is complex; active processes must
exist that allow us to live harmoniously with the bacteria which normally live on and within …

A hallmark of infection with the gram‐negative pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis is the
induction of a chronic inflammatory response. P. gingivalis induces a local chronic …

Objectives: The primary aetiologic factor of periodontal disease is the bacterial biofilm. Gram‐
positive and Gram‐negative bacteria possess a plethora of structural or secreted …

Periodontal disease (PD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are highly prevalent in the
modern community. Both pathologies are chronic inflammatory disorders, which are …

Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that leads to destruction of the attachment
apparatus of the teeth. The presence of particular oral bacteria and the host inflammatory …

Periodontitis is a common infectious disease. Recent studies have indicated that the
progression of periodontitis may be regulated by interactions between host immunity and …

Periodontitis is known to be initiated by periodontal microbiota derived from biofilm
formation. The microbial dysbiotic changes in the biofilm trigger the host immune and …

In sites of inflammation or tissue injury, hyaluronic acid (HA), ubiquitous in the extracellular
matrix, is broken down into low mw HA (LMW-HA) fragments that have been reported to …