States of oral health and disease reflect the compositional and functional capacities of, as
well as the interspecies interactions within, the oral microbiota. The oral cavity exists as a …

Individuals at high risk of developing seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be identified
for translational research and disease prevention studies through the presence of highly …

Periodontal and cardiovascular disease are both major health issues. Poor oral health has
long been associated with the development of systemic diseases, with the typical example …

Recent advancement in nanotechnology has brought prominent benefits in tissue
engineering, which has been used to repair or reconstruct damaged tissues or organs and …

Blood in healthy organisms is seen as a 'sterile'environment: it lacks proliferating microbes.
Dormant or not-immediately-culturable forms are not absent, however, as intracellular …

The association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontal disease (PD) has been
the focus of numerous investigations driven by their common pathological features. RA is an …

Maintenance of periodontal health or transition to a periodontal lesion reflects the
continuous and ongoing battle between the vast microbial ecology in the oral cavity and the …

The human body supports the growth of a wide array of microbial communities in various
niches such as the oral cavity, gastro-intestinal and urogenital tracts, and on the surface of …

The complement system is a major component of the immune system and plays a central
role in many protective immune processes, including circulating immune complex …

Infection with specific pathogens and alterations in tissue commensal microbial composition
are intricately associated with the development of many human cancers. Likewise, dysbiosis …