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ArticleJournal of periodontal research2010

Immune response to cytolethal distending toxin of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in periodontitis patients.

E S Ando, L A De-Gennaro, M Faveri, M Feres, J M DiRienzo, M P A Mayer

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Article in Journal of periodontal research, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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6 authors.

E S AndoDepartment of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
L A De-Gennaro
M Faveri
M Feres
J M DiRienzo
M P A Mayer

Funding

Study of Actinobacillus Actinomycetemcomitans VirulenceR01DE012593 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI DIRIENZO, JOSEPH M. · 1999 to 2012
$3.7M
Study of Actinobacillus Actinomycetemcomitans VirulenceR56DE012593 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI DIRIENZO, JOSEPH M. · 2008 to 2008
$334k
NIDCR NIH HHS DE012593NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE012593NIDCR NIH HHS R56 DE012593
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectiveCytolethal distending toxin (CDT) is a genotoxin produced by Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. In spite of its association with pathogenesis, little is known about the humoral immune response against the CDT. This study aimed to test whether subgingival colonization and humoral response to A. actinomycetemcomitans would lead to a response against CDT. MATERIAL AND

methodsSera from periodontally healthy, localized and generalized aggressive periodontitis and chronic periodontitis subjects (n = 80) were assessed for immunoglobulin G titers to A. actinomycetemcomitans serotypes a/b/c and to each CDT subunit (CdtA, CdtB and CdtC) by ELISA. A. actinomycetemcomitans subgingival levels and neutralization of CDT activity were also analyzed.

resultsSera from 75.0% localized and 81.8% generalized aggressive periodontitis patients reacted to A. actinomycetemcomitans. A response to serotype b was detected in localized (66.7%) and generalized aggressive periodontitis (54.5%). Reactivity to A. actinomycetemcomitans correlated with subgingival colonization (R = 0.75, p < 0.05). There was no correlation between A. actinomycetemcomitans colonization or response to serotypes and the immunoglobulin G response to CDT subunits. Titers of immunoglobulin G to CdtA and CdtB did not differ among groups; however, sera of all generalized aggressive periodontitis patients reacted to CdtC. Neutralization of CDT was not correlated with levels of antibodies to CDT subunits.

conclusionResponse to CdtA and CdtB did not correlate with the periodontal status of the subject in the context of an A. actinomycetemcomitans infection. However, a response to CdtC was found in sera of generalized but not of localized aggressive periodontitis subjects. Differences in response to CdtC between generalized and localized aggressive periodontitis subjects indicate that CDT could be expressed differently by the infecting strains. Alternatively, the antibody response to CdtC could require the colonization of multiple sites.

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AdolescentAdultAggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitansAggressive PeriodontitisAlveolar Bone LossAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialBacterial ToxinsCell SurvivalCHO CellsChronic PeriodontitisCricetinaeCricetulusDental PlaqueGingivaGingival HemorrhageAntibodies, BacterialBacterial Toxinscytolethal distending toxin, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitansImmunoglobulin GMutagensProtein Subunits

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PMID20337882
PMCPMC3534802

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