The role of the microbiota in periodontal disease

MA Curtis, PI Diaz, TE Van Dyke - Periodontology 2000, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The last decade has witnessed unparalleled advances in our understanding of the
complexity of the oral microbiome and the compositional changes that occur in subgingival …

Current understanding of periodontal disease pathogenesis and targets for host‐modulation therapy

G Hajishengallis, T Chavakis… - Periodontology 2000, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advances indicate that periodontitis is driven by reciprocally reinforced interactions
between a dysbiotic microbiome and dysregulated inflammation. Inflammation is not only a …

The oral microbiota: dynamic communities and host interactions

RJ Lamont, H Koo, G Hajishengallis - Nature reviews microbiology, 2018 - nature.com
The dynamic and polymicrobial oral microbiome is a direct precursor of diseases such as
dental caries and periodontitis, two of the most prevalent microbially induced disorders …

[HTML][HTML] Immunomodulation in the treatment of periodontitis: Progress and perspectives

B Yang, X Pang, Z Li, Z Chen, Y Wang - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Periodontitis is one of the most common dental diseases. Compared with healthy
periodontal tissues, the immune microenvironment plays the key role in periodontitis by …

Macrophage polarization in chronic inflammatory diseases: killers or builders?

L Parisi, E Gini, D Baci, M Tremolati… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Macrophages are key cellular components of the innate immunity, acting as the main player
in the first‐line defence against the pathogens and modulating homeostatic and …

[HTML][HTML] Interleukin-1β is a potential therapeutic target for periodontitis: a narrative review

R Cheng, Z Wu, M Li, M Shao, T Hu - International journal of oral …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Interleukin (IL)-1β, a pro-inflammatory cytokine, was elevated and participates in
periodontitis. Not only the link between IL-1β and periodontitis was proved by clinical …

RANKL biology

N Takegahara, H Kim, Y Choi - Bone, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand (RANKL), its cognate receptor
activator of nuclear factor-kappa B (RANK), and the decoy receptor osteoprotegerin (OPG) …

Macrophages and bone remodeling

MM Weivoda, EW Bradley - Journal of Bone and Mineral …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Bone remodeling in the adult skeleton facilitates the removal and replacement of damaged
and old bone to maintain bone quality. Tight coordination of bone resorption and bone …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the host response and osteoblast lineage cells on periodontal disease

M Zhou, DT Graves - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Periodontitis involves the loss of connective tissue attachment and alveolar bone. Single cell
RNA-seq experiments have provided new insight into how resident cells and infiltrating …

[HTML][HTML] From in vitro to in vivo Models of Bacterial Biofilm-Related Infections

D Lebeaux, A Chauhan, O Rendueles, C Beloin - Pathogens, 2013 - mdpi.com
The influence of microorganisms growing as sessile communities in a large number of
human infections has been extensively studied and recognized for 30–40 years, therefore …