Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30274839›Full record

ReviewCellular immunology2018

Glycan recognition at the saliva - oral microbiome interface.

Benjamin W Cross, Stefan Ruhl

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Review in Cellular immunology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
60citing papers in PubMed
6.1field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

60 citing papers in PubMed, 100 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. α2-3-Sialylated Glycoproteins AttenuateInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  9. Molecular mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 entry: implications for biomedical strategies.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2025
    Review
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  14. Positive Role of Saliva in the Oral Microbiome.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
    Review
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  17. AmSystems · 2024
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  19. Application of omics in Sjögren's syndrome.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2023
    Review
  20. Identification of the Major Protein Components of Human and Cow Saliva.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Benjamin W CrossDepartment of Oral Biology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States.
Stefan RuhlDepartment of Oral Biology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States. Electronic address: shruhl@buffalo.edu.
University at Buffalo, State University of New York · US

Funding

Microbial Recognition of Sialic Acid Diversity in the Salivary ProteomeR01DE019807 · NIDCR · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI RUHL, STEFAN HANS-KLAUS · 2010 to 2022
$4.7M
Advanced Training in Oral BiologyT32DE023526 · NIDCR · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI Stefan Hans-Klaus Ruhl · 2013 to 2026
$3.7M
HARNESSING THE ORAL MICROBIOME TO CREATE NOVEL GLYCAN-BINDING PROBESU01CA221244 · NCI · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI RUHL, STEFAN HANS-KLAUS, SULLAM, PAUL M. · 2017 to 2019
$1.4M
MINING THE ORAL MICROBIOME FOR NOVEL GLYCAN-BINDING MOLECULESR21DE025826 · NIDCR · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI RUHL, STEFAN HANS-KLAUS, SULLAM, PAUL M. · 2015 to 2016
$638k
Glycan binding of oral streptococci and its impact on phagocyte activationF32DE028178 · NIDCR · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI CROSS, BENJAMIN WALTER · 2018 to 2019
$108k
NCI NIH HHS U01 CA221244NIDCR NIH HHS F32 DE028178NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE019807NIDCR NIH HHS R21 DE025826NIDCR NIH HHS T32 DE023526
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mouth is a first critical interface where most potentially harmful substances or pathogens contact the host environment. Adaptive and innate immune defense mechanisms are established there to inactivate or eliminate pathogenic microbes that traverse the oral environment on the way to their target organs and tissues. Protein and glycoprotein components of saliva play a particularly important role in modulating the oral microbiota and helping with the clearance of pathogens. It has long been acknowledged that glycobiological and glycoimmunological aspects play a pivotal role in oral host-microbe, microbe-host, and microbe-microbe interactions in the mouth. In this review, we aim to delineate how glycan-mediated host defense mechanisms in the oral cavity support human health. We will describe the role of glycans attached to large molecular size salivary glycoproteins which act as a first line of primordial host defense in the human mouth. We will further discuss how glycan recognition contributes to both colonization and clearance of oral microbes.

Indexed as

Adaptive ImmunityAnimalsGlycoproteinsHumansImmunity, InnateMicrobiotaMouthPolysaccharidesSalivaGlycoproteinsPolysaccharidesEvolutionGlycansGlycobiologyHost defenseMicrobial adhesinsMicrobiologyMucinsOral biologySalivaSalivary proteins

Identifiers

PMID30274839
PMCPMC6296888
OpenAlexW2886248596

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Registered trials

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