Oral mucosal epithelial cells

S Groeger, J Meyle - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cellular Phenotype and Apoptosis: The function of epithelial tissues is the protection of the
organism from chemical, microbial, and physical challenges which is indispensable for …

[HTML][HTML] Dichotomy of gingipains action as virulence factors: from cleaving substrates with the precision of a surgeon's knife to a meat chopper-like brutal degradation …

Y Guo, KA Nguyen, J Potempa - Periodontology 2000, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Arguably periodontitis is the most prevalent bacteria-driven chronic inflammatory disease of
the humankind. The incidence of periodontal disease has been reported to range from 30 …

Alzheimer's Disease-Like Pathology Triggered by Porphyromonas gingivalis in Wild Type Rats Is Serotype Dependent

J Díaz-Zúñiga, J More, S Melgar-Rodríguez… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Periodontal disease is a disease of tooth-supporting tissues. It is a chronic disease with
inflammatory nature and infectious etiology produced by a dysbiotic subgingival microbiota …

Porphyromonas gingivalis fimbriae

M Enersen, K Nakano, A Amano - Journal of oral microbiology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Marginal periodontitis is not a homogeneous disease but is rather influenced by an intricate
set of host susceptibility differences as well as diversities in virulence among the harbored …

Prevalence and distribution of principal periodontal pathogens worldwide

M Rylev, M Kilian - Journal of clinical periodontology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Detailed genetic analysis of bacteria has demonstrated an unanticipated
genetic diversity within species, which often reveals evolutionary lineages that are …

Survey of the year 2007 commercial optical biosensor literature

RL Rich, DG Myszka - Journal of Molecular Recognition: An …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
In 2007, 1179 papers were published that involved the application of optical biosensors.
Reported developments in instrument hardware, assay design, and immobilization …

Spheres of influence: Porphyromonas gingivalis outer membrane vesicles

MJ Gui, SG Dashper, N Slakeski… - Molecular oral …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Outer membrane vesicles (OMV s) are asymmetrical single bilayer membranous
nanostructures produced by Gram‐negative bacteria important for bacterial interaction with …

[HTML][HTML] Porphyromonas gingivalis–host interactions: open war or intelligent guerilla tactics?

G Hajishengallis - Microbes and infection, 2009 - Elsevier
This review summarizes and discusses virulence mechanisms whereby Porphyromonas
gingivalis can persist in the oral cavity. It is proposed that the virulence of P. gingivalis is …

Entry of Porphyromonas gingivalis Outer Membrane Vesicles into Epithelial Cells Causes Cellular Functional Impairment

N Furuta, H Takeuchi, A Amano - Infection and immunity, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Porphyromonas gingivalis, a periodontal pathogen, secretes outer membrane vesicles
(MVs) that contain major virulence factors, including proteases termed gingipains (Arg …

[HTML][HTML] Outer membrane vesicles function as offensive weapons in host–parasite interactions

A Amano, H Takeuchi, N Furuta - Microbes and infection, 2010 - Elsevier
Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs), ubiquitously shed from Gram-negative bacteria, contain
various virulence factors such as toxins, proteases, adhesins, and lipopolysaccharide, which …