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ReviewJournal of dental research2014

Restoring host-microbe homeostasis via selective chemoattraction of Tregs.

G P Garlet, C S Sfeir, S R Little

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Review in Journal of dental research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Microbiome and its Association with Diseases of the Ear, Nose and Pharynx.Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets · 2026
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  5. Role of regulatory immune cells in pathogenesis and therapy of periodontitis.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025
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  7. Role of fatty acid metabolism-related genes in periodontitis based on machine learning and bioinformatics analysis.Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

G P GarletDepartment of Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry of Bauru, São Paulo University (FOB/USP), Bauru, SP, Brazil garletgp@usp.br.
C S SfeirBioengineering The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Department of Oral Biology The Center for Craniofacial Regeneration, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
S R LittleDepartments of Chemical Engineering Bioengineering Immunology The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine The Center for Craniofacial Regeneration, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Bioengineering Center · RUMcGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine · US

Funding

Treatment of Periodontitis via Recruitment of Regulatory LymphocytesR01DE021058 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI LITTLE, STEVEN R · 2011 to 2015
$1.8M
NIDCR NIH HHS 5R01DE021058-02NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE021058
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The disruption of host-microbe homeostasis at the site of periodontal disease is considered a key factor for disease initiation and progress. While the downstream mechanisms responsible for the tissue damage per se are relatively well-known (involving various patterns of immune response operating toward periodontal tissue destruction), we are only beginning to understand the complexity of host-microbe interactions in the periodontal environment. Unfortunately, most of the research has been focused on the disruption of host-microbe homeostasis instead of focusing on the factors responsible for maintaining homeostasis. In this context, regulatory T-cells (Tregs) comprise a CD4+FOXp3 +T-cell subset with a unique ability to regulate other leukocyte functions to avoid excessive immune activation and its pathological consequences. Tregs act as critical determinants of host-microbe homeostasis, as well as determinants of a balanced host response after the disruption of host-microbe homeostasis by pathogens. In periodontitis, Tregs play a protective role, with their natural recruitment being responsible for conversion of active into inactive lesions. With controlled-release technology, it is now possible to achieve a selective chemoattraction of Tregs to periodontal tissues, attenuating experimental periodontitis evolution due to the local control of inflammatory immune response and the generation of a pro-reparative environment.

Indexed as

CD4-Positive T-LymphocytesChemotaxis, LeukocyteForkhead Transcription FactorsHomeostasisHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansImmunity, MucosalPeriodontitisT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryWound HealingForkhead Transcription FactorsFOXP3 protein, humanbone regenerationchemokinesdrug delivery systemsinflammationperiodontal disease(s)/periodontitisregulatory T-Lymphocytes

Identifiers

PMID25056995
PMCPMC4213252
OpenAlexW2159064971

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