Periodontitis is a type of systemic immune inflammation that is caused by the complex
infection of a variety of microorganisms in the subgingival plaque and the imbalance of the …

Gut microbiota play many important roles, such as the regulation of immunity and barrier
function in the intestine, and are crucial for maintaining homeostasis in living organisms. The …

Porphyromonas gingivalis, a keystone oral pathogen implicated in development and
progression of periodontitis, may also contribute to the pathogenicity of diseases such as …

Porphyromonas gingivalis is an oral human pathogen associated with the onset and
progression of periodontitis, a chronic immune-inflammatory disease characterized by the …

The polymicrobial microbiome of the oral cavity is a direct precursor of periodontal diseases,
and changes in microhabitat or shifts in microbial composition may also be linked to oral …

In this review, we address the interplay between the complement system and host
microbiomes in health and disease, focussing on oral bacteria known to contribute to …

The Arg-specific gingipains of Porphyromonas gingivalis RgpA and RgpB have 97%
identical sequences in their catalytic domains yet their propeptides are only 76% identical …

Porphyromonas gingivalis is an oral pathogen that promotes dysbiosis by quenching the
bactericidal activity of the host immune system while maintaining chronic inflammation …

Periodontitis is an oral inflammatory disease in which the polymicrobial synergy and
dysbiosis of the subgingival microbiota trigger a deregulated host immune response, that …

Porphyromonas gingivalis is an anaerobic, Gram-negative oral pathogen associated with
chronic periodontitis. P. gingivalis has an obligate requirement for heme, which it obtains …