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ArticleInflammation2013

The protective effect of recombinant FomA-expressing Lactobacillus acidophilus against periodontal infection.

Li Ma, Qinfeng Ding, Xiping Feng, Fei Li

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Article in Inflammation, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. MedComm · 2025
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  4. Probiotic Species in the Management of Periodontal Diseases: An Overview.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022
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  8. Frontiers in microbiology · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Li MaDepartment of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, 200011, China.
Qinfeng Ding
Xiping Feng
Fei Li
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNShanghai Ninth People's Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A number of studies have shown that the outer membrane protein FomA found in Fusobacterium nucleatum demonstrates great potential as an immune target for combating periodontitis. Lactobacillus acidophilus is a useful antigen delivery vehicle for mucosal immunisation, and previous studies by our group have shown that L. acidophilus acts as a protective factor in periodontal health. In this study, making use of the immunogenicity of FomA and the probiotic properties of L. acidophilus, we constructed a recombinant form of L. acidophilus expressing the FomA protein and detected the FomA-specific IgG in the serum and sIgA in the saliva of mice through oral administration with the recombinant strains. When serum containing FomA-specific antibodies was incubated with the F. nucleatum in vitro, the number of Porphyromonas gingivalis cells that coaggregated with the F. nucleatum cells was significantly reduced. Furthermore, a mouse gum abscess model was successfully generated, and the range of gingival abscesses in the immune mice was relatively limited compared with the control group. The level of IL-1β in the serum and local gum tissues of the immune mice was consistently lower than in the control group. Our findings indicated that oral administration of the recombinant L. acidophilus reduced the risk of periodontal infection with P. gingivalis and F. nucleatum.

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AnimalsBacterial AdhesionBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacteroidaceae InfectionsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleFusobacterium InfectionsFusobacterium nucleatumImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin GInterleukin-1betaLactobacillus acidophilusMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPeriodontal AbscessPorphyromonas gingivalisBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsfomA protein, FusobacteriumImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin GInterleukin-1beta

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PMID23644821
PMCPMC3781307
OpenAlexW2040257720

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