• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.35-45
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• 2016

Purpose: Porphyromonas gingivalis fimA is a virulence factor associated with periodontal diseases, but its role in the pathogenesis of peri-implantitis remains unclear. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between the condition of peri-implant tissue and the distribution of P. gingivalis fimA genotypes in Koreans using a new primer. Methods: A total of 248 plaque samples were taken from the peri-implant sulci of 184 subjects. The control group consisted of sound implants with a peri-implant probing depth (PD) of 5 mm or less with no bleeding on probing (BOP). Test group I consisted of implants with a peri-implant PD of 5 mm or less and BOP, and test group II consisted of implants with a peri-implant PD of more than 5 mm and BOP. DNA was extracted from each sample and analyzed a using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with P. gingivalis -specific primers, followed by an additional PCR assay to differentiate the fimA genotypes in P. gingivalis-positive subjects. Results: The Prevalence of P. gingivalis in each group did not significantly differ (P>0.05). The most predominant fimA genotype in all groups was type II. The prevalence of type Ib fimA was significantly greater in test group II than in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusions: The fimA type Ib genotype of P. gingivalis was found to play a critical role in the destruction of peri-implant tissue, suggesting that it may be a distinct risk factor for periimplantitis.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제29권12호
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• pp.1386-1392
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 천연물유래 구강건강소재로써 염료식물의 이용 가능성을 알아보기 위해 오리나무, 옻나무, 치자나무, 황칠나무, 황벽나무, 회화나무 줄기 추출물의 구강미생물에 대한 항균활성을 조사하였다. 6 종의 국내 자생 염료식물의 줄기에서 추출한 에탄올 추출물 중 오리나무 줄기 추출물(1 mg/disc)이 치주질환 원인균인 P. gingivalis KCTC5352에 대해 가장 우수한 항균활성을 나타내었다. 오리나무 줄기 추출물은 P. gingivalis KCTC5352에 대해 양성대조구로 사용한 chlorhexidine과 유사한 항균활성을 나타내었으며 P. gingivalis KCTC5352의 MIC는 0.4 mg/ml였고 MBC는 0.6 mg/ml였다. 오리나무 줄기 추출물이 0.2-2.0 mg/ml 농도로 처리된 배양액에서 P. gingivalis KCTC5352의 바이오필름 생성율과 세균 생육은 추출물의 농도가 증가할수록 저해되는 경향을 보였다. 또한 P. gingivalis KCTC5352의 superoxide dismutase (SOD)와 섬모에 대한 mRNA 발현도 추출물의 농도가 높아질수록 감소하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이상의 결과를 종합하면 오리나무 줄기 추출물은 치주질환 원인균인 P. gingivalis KCTC5352에 대한 항균활성과 생물막 생성 억제능이 우수하기 때문에 천연물유래 구강건강소재로써 이용 가능성이 높을 것으로 판단된다.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.163-177
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• 2008

Periodontal disease, a form of chronic inflammatory bacterial infectious disease, is known to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Porphyromonas gingivalis has been implicated in periodontal disease and widely studied for its role in the pathogenesis of CVD. A previous study demonstrating that periodontopathic P. gingivalis is involved in CVD showed that invasion of endothelial cells by the bacterium is accompanied by an increase in cytokine production, which may result in vascular atherosclerotic changes. The present study was performed in order to further elucidate the role of P. gingivalis in the process of atherosclerosis and CVD. For this purpose, invasion of human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMC) by P. gingivalis 381 and its isogenic mutants of KDP150 ($fimA^-$), CW120 ($ppk^-$) and KS7 ($relA^-$) was assessed using a metronidazole protection assay. Wild type P. gingivalis invaded HASMCs with an efficiency of 0.12%. In contrast, KDP150 failed to demonstrate any invasive ability. CW120 and KS7 showed relatively higher invasion efficiencies, but results for these variants were still negligible when compared to the wild type invasiveness. These results suggest that fimbriae are required for invasion and that energy metabolism in association with regulatory genes involved in stress and stringent response may also be important for this process. ELISA assays revealed that the invasive P. gingivalis 381 increased production of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-$1{\beta}$ and the chemotactic cytokines (chemokine) IL (interleukin)-8 and monocyte chemotactic (MCP) protein-1 during the 30-90 min incubation periods (P<0.05). Expression of RANTES (regulation upon activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted) and Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4, a pattern recognition receptor (PRR), was increased in HASMCs infected with P. gingivalis 381 by RT-PCR analysis. P. gingivalis infection did not alter interferon-$\gamma$-inducible protein-10 expression in HASMCs. HASMC nonspecific necrosis and apoptotic cell death were measured by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and caspase activity assays, respectively. LDH release from HASMCs and HAMC caspase activity were significantly higher after a 90 min incubation with P. gingivalis 381. Taken together, P. gingivalis invasion of HASMCs induces inflammatory cytokine production, apoptotic cell death, and expression of TLR-4, a PRR which may react with the bacterial molecules and induce the expression of the chemokines IL-8, MCP-1 and RANTES. Overall, these results suggest that invasive P. gingivalis may participate in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, leading to CVD.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.837-842
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• 1998

The present study describes the effectiveness of egg yolk antibodies (IgY) against enteric colibacillosis and edema disease in piglets. The antibodies were gained from the egg yolk of hens immunized with k88, k99, 987p fimbrial adhesin and heat-labile toxin antigens of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC). Orally-administered egg yolk antibodies solution protected against experimental challenge with ETEC $K88^+$ and $k99^+$ strains in neonatal piglets and mice. In field trial, a total of 598 diarrheal piglets were orally treated with 3ml of antibody once a day to determine for the therapeutic effect. Of them, 582 (97.3%) piglets were recovered from diarrhea in 3 days. We also experimentally treated with the egg yolk antibodies twice a day for 5 consecutive days for 94 weaning piglets with edema disease for the determination of therapeutic effects. Seventy four piglets (78.7%) were recovered from clinical edema signs. Theses findings indicate that egg yolk antibodies against k88, k99, 987p and LT of ETEC are useful source of passive immunity for enteric colibacillosis and edema disease of piglets.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.13-25
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• 2017

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare colony forming unit (CFU) method and multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (MRT-PCR) method for accurate quantitative analysis of bacteria. Methods: We compared the CFU method and the MRT-PCR method, which are still used in Korea, for Prevotella intermedius (P. intermedius), a periodontal disease pathogen selected by MRT-PCR, and Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans), a dental caries causative organism. The subjects of this study were 30 patients who visited the C dental hospital. Results: Total microorganisms in MRT-PCR method were significantly higher in both types of bacteria (p<0.05), since DNA of dead bacteria was also analyzed. This was because the periodontal dise(-) anaerobes, and even dead bacteria contain large amounts of toxic substances called LPS in the extracellular membrane, and fimbriae and pili, which are motility structures, still remain as a strong toxic substance in periodontal tissue. Conclusions: Therefore, in terms of the total amount of bacteria found, the MRT-PCR method will be a useful technique for searching all the bacteria in the oral cavity including live bacteria, as well as sterilization.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제32권10호
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• pp.792-802
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 천연물유래 기능성 식의약품 소재로써 회화나무의 이용 가능성을 알아보기 위해 회화나무 꽃(괴화), 열매(괴각), 가지(괴지)를 에탄올에 추출한 다음 회화나무 부위별 추출물의 항산화 활성과 항균활성을 조사하였다. 항산화 활성을 측정한 결과, 총 폴리페놀과 플라보노이드 함량은 괴각, 괴지에 비해 괴화 추출물에서 유의적으로 높게 나타났지만, ABTS 라디칼 소거능과 DPPH 라디칼 소거능, ORAC 지수는 괴지 추출물에서 높게 나타났다. 회화나무 추출물 중 괴지 추출물이 P. gingivalis에 대해 가장 우수한 항균활성을 나타내었으며, MIC는 0.2 mg/ml이였다. 또한, 괴지 추출물은 0.4 mg/ml 이하의 농도에서는 P. gingivalis에 대해 정균작용을 나타내었고, 0.6 mg/ml 이상의 농도에서는 살균작용을 나타내었다. 괴지 추출물(0.2-2.0 mg/ml)이 처리된 배양액에서 P. gingivalis KCTC5352의 바이오필름 형성과 세균 생육은 추출물의 농도가 증가할수록 농도의존적으로 억제되는 경향을 나타내었고, 섬모 관련 유전자인 fimA와 mfa1의 mRNA 발현도 괴지 추출물의 농도가 증가할수록 감소되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이상의 결과를 종합하면, 회화나무 추출물 중 괴지 추출물은 항산화 활성이 높고, P. gingivalis에 대해 낮은 농도에서는 정균작용을 하고, 높은 농도에서는 살균작용을 하는 항균 소재일 뿐만 아니라 P. gingivalis의 섬모 유전자 발현을 억제함으로써 초기 치면세균막 형성을 억제할 수도 있기 때문에 기능성 식의약품소재로서 개발 가능성이 높다고 판단된다.