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Defensins in periodontal health

Indian Journal of Dental Research, 2015
Defensins are abundant and widely distributed peptides in human and animal tissues that are involved in host defence. Defensins not only have the ability to strengthen the innate immune system but can also enhance the adaptive immune system by chemotaxis of monocytes, T-lymphocytes, dendritic cells and mast cells to the infection site.
Taran Bedi, Jaideep Mahendra, N Ambalavanan   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Role of human RNase 7 in neuronal and glial cell models: moving towards an unexpected new functional link

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Human RNase 7 is known to exert antimicrobial activity in epithelial tissues. Here, using SH‐SY5Y and U‐87 MG, neuroblastoma and glioblastoma cell lines, respectively, we found that RNase 7 enhances immune responses to LPS stimulation by reducing the expression of pro‐inflammatory cytokines, nitric oxide, and ROS.
Rosanna Culurciello, Maria Cristiano, Ilaria Di Nardo, Ida Palumbo, Erika Piccolo, Rosario Oliva, Andrea Bosso, Aldo Donizetti, Eugenio Notomista, Elio Pizzo   +9 more
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Novel Molecules for Intra-Oral Delivery of Antimicrobials to Prevent and Treat Oral Infectious Diseases [PDF]

, 2008
New molecules were designed for efficient intra-oral delivery of antimicrobials to prevent and treat oral infection. The salivary statherin fragment, which has high affinity for the tooth enamel, was used as a carrier peptide. This was linked through the
Dentino, Andrew R., Raj, Periathamby A., Rajkumar, Latha   +2 more
core   +1 more source

A review of skin microbiome and new challenges to cosmetic microbiome‐friendly formulations

International Journal of Cosmetic Science, EarlyView.
Microbiome‐friendly concepts offer new perspectives for a healthy relationship between cosmetic use and the skin microbiome, especially the interaction of non‐biotic cosmetic ingredients with the skin, requiring further studies to clarify the dynamics between the skin microbiome and different classes of cosmetic ingredients.
Yasmin Rosa Santos, Newton Andréo‐Filho, Patricia Santos Lopes, Vânia Rodrigues Leite‐Silva   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Bacterial Mutant Library as a Tool to Study the Attack of a Defensin Peptide [PDF]

, 2014
Defensin attack! Here we report the screening of human defensin 5 against the Keio Collection of E. coli strains. The results of this screen further our understanding of how this important hostdefense peptide kills bacteria and how bacteria protect ...
Baba, Breukink, Chu, Ericksen, Ghosh, Kandaswamy, Kaper, Keseler, Kitagawa, Lee, Lehrer, Lehrer, Lehrer, Levy, Liu, Morrison, Orchard, Porter, Roemer, Ruiz, Ruiz, Salzman, Sass, Satchell, Schneider, Schneider, Snel, Tamaki, Thomassin, Torcato, Valvano, Wanniarachchi, Wiegand, Wommack, Zhang   +34 more
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The Effect of Myrtacine and Celastrol‐Enriched Extract on Cutibacterium acnes Extracellular Vesicles

International Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
Myrtacine alone, Celastrol‐enriched extract alone, or the combination of both ingredients were added to the culture medium either before (preventive condition) or after (modulating condition) incubation with C. acnes IA1 extracellular vesicles (EVs) from healthy and acne skin in immortalized keratinocytes (HaCaT cells) and human skin explants.
Caroline T. Cheung, Céline Mias, Ugo Lancien, Stéphane Corvec, Valérie Mengeaud, Amir Khammari, Hélène Duplan, Brigitte Dréno   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

β-Defensin versus conventional markers of inflammation in periprosthetic joint infection: a retrospective study [PDF]

PeerJ
Background Diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains a significant challenge for healthcare professionals. Commonly utilized inflammatory markers include erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), and white blood cells (
Javier Fernández-Torres, Yessica Zamudio-Cuevas, Karina Martínez-Flores, Ambar López-Macay, Graciela Rosas-Alquicira, María Guadalupe Martínez-Zavaleta, Luis Esaú López-Jácome, Rafael Franco-Cendejas, Ernesto Roldan-Valadez   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Endomicroscopic and transcriptomic analysis of impaired barrier function and malabsorption in environmental enteropathy [PDF]

, 2016
Introduction: Environmental enteropathy (EE) is associated with growth failure, micronutrient malabsorption and impaired responses to oral vaccines.
A Prendergast, A Veitch, AC Illing, AJ Prendergast, Alastair Watson, AM Marchiando, AM Marchiando, AM Marchiando, AR Tenorio, B Sandström, Beatrice Amadi, D Gunzel, DI Campbell, E Salazar-Lindo, Ellen Besa, EM Vestergaard, G Marchetti, GC Cook, GT Keusch, J Brenchley, J Vesterbacka, J Zulu, James Lees, JH Humphrey, JM Williams, John Louis-Auguste, JR Turner, Kanekwa Zyambo, L Aamann, L Bremholm, LG Lim, LS Valberg, M Kosek, MH Wojcik, MJ Manary, MM Levine, MS Wapenaar, N Kimer, P Bellot, P Janssen, P Kelly, P Kelly, P Kelly, Paul Kelly, PB Jeppesen, Q Xiao, R Kiesslich, R Kiesslich, RL Guerrant, Rose Soko, Rosemary Banda, S Baldassano, S Tarazona, T Mizuno, Themba Banda, U Trautvetter, V Giorgio, VF Zevallos, W Dhaliwal, WA Petri, William A. Petri, Y Guan   +61 more
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From the Proteome to Therapeutics: A Multi‐Database Approach to Drug Discovery in Periodontitis—An Exploratory Pilot Study

Journal of Clinical Periodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This explanatory pilot study presents a workflow to identify approved drugs, which could be repurposed for periodontitis therapy using salivary proteomics combined with drug‐target database screening. Methods Proteomic analyses of saliva using LC–MS/MS were conducted in two independent settings: a cohort (sub‐study I, N = 187) and
Taisir Bozo, Annette Murr, Birte Holtfreter, Sebastian‐Edgar Baumeister, Peter Meisel, Uwe Völker, Werner Weitschies, Henry Völzke, Philipp Kanzow, Elke Hammer, Manuela Gesell Salazar, Thomas Kocher   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic Susceptibility to Periodontitis

Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
Aim: The aim of this narrative review was to identify genes carrying risk alleles associated with an increased risk of periodontitis and to place them in a biological context. Methods: The literature was reviewed based on predefined criteria. Results: The identified genes largely fall into functions linking immune response with tissue repair. The genes
Gesa M. Richter, Arne S. Schaefer
wiley   +1 more source