2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effect of oral streptococci on the invasion ability of periodontopathic bacterium.
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23593100
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Social dentistry
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| Research Institution | Meikai University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
OKAMOTO Kazuhiko 明海大学, 歯学部, 准教授 (50271234)
TAKANO Akiko 明海大学, 歯学部, 講師 (20337504)
YASUI Toshikazu 明海大学, 歯学部, 教授 (20146252)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | 歯周病原性細菌 / 口腔上皮細胞 / IL-6 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
It has been demonstrated that Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) is a predominant periodontopathic bacterium, and the host cell invasion by P. gingivalis has been suggested as a possible mechanism of pathogenesis in periodontal. In this study, we have proposed the effect of oral streptococci on the bacterial invasion into the oral epithelial cell like cells. Then, P. gingivalis is able to induce the expression of IL-6 gene in the cell. Although anti-41k fimbrial antiserum inhibited the IL-6 gene expression, the bacterial fimbriae is not able to stimulate the cytokine expression. We observed that the induction of IL-6 is blocked by the invasion inhibitor such as Nocodazole, etc. Therefore, P. gingivalis invasion is able to induce IL-6 gene expression in the cells. Hereafter we examine the effect of oral streptococci on IL-6 expression induced via the periodontopathic bacterium.
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| Free Research Field |
口腔衛生学・口腔保健学
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