Cited by 195Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchAlzheimer's disease research and treatmentsOral and gingival health research

Porphyromonas gingivalis Periodontal Infection and Its Putative Links with Alzheimer’s Disease

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Singhrao, Sim K., Harding, Alice, Poole, Sophie, Kesavalu, Lakshmyya, Crean, StJohn·2015·Mediators of Inflammation

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Periodontal disease (PD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are inflammatory conditions affecting the global adult population. In the pathogenesis of PD, subgingival complex bacterial biofilm induces inflammation that leads to connective tissue degradation and alveolar bone resorption around the teeth. In health, junctional epithelium seals the gingiva to the tooth enamel, thus preventing bacteria from entering the gingivae. Chronic PD involves major pathogens ( Porphyromonas gingivalis , Treponema denticola , and Tannerella forsythia ) which have an immune armoury that can circumvent host’s immune surveillance to create and maintain an inflammatory mediator rich and toxic environment to grow and survive. The neurodegenerative condition, AD, is characterised by poor memory and specific hallmark proteins; periodontal pathogens are increasingly being linked with this dementing condition. It is therefore becoming important to understand associations of periodontitis with relevance to late‐onset AD. The aim of this review is to discuss the relevance of finding the keystone periodontal pathogen P. gingivalis in AD brains and its plausible contribution to the aetiological hypothesis of this dementing condition.

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Authors
Singhrao, S. K., Harding, A., Poole, S., Kesavalu, L., & Crean, S.
Affiliations
  • University of Lancashire (GB)
  • University of Florida (US)
Corresponding author
Singhrao, Sim K.
Venue
Mediators of Inflammation
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2015-01
Volume
2015
Issue
1
Pages
137357-137357
ISSN
  • 0962-9351 (ISSN-L)
  • 1466-1861
OpenAlex
W1979495039
Cited by
195
References
129
Citations by year
2026: 15 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 23 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 25 · 2020: 30 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 4
FWCI
1.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Mediators of Inflammation (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • CLOK (University of Central Lancashire) (acceptedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (R01DE020820)
  • University of Central Lancashire (R01DE020820)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Oral and gingival health research
Keywords
Porphyromonas gingivalis, periodontitis, Alzheimer's disease, periodontal pathogens, subgingival plaque, neuroinflammation, late-onset Alzheimer's disease, host immune evasion, bacterial virulence factors
MeSH terms
Alzheimer Disease, Gingiva, Humans, Inflammation, Bacteroidaceae Infections, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Chronic Periodontitis

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