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ReviewAdvances in protein chemistry and structural biology2020

Roles of Porphyromonas gingivalis and its virulence factors in periodontitis.

Weizhe Xu, Wei Zhou, Huizhi Wang, Shuang Liang

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In one paragraph

Review in Advances in protein chemistry and structural biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 237 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
237citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
72.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

237 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 360 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Quorum sensing inFrontiers in oral health · 2025
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  4. Effect of xylitol on Porphyromonas gingivalis: A systematic review.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2023
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  17. [The Oral Microbiome: Maintenance of Homeostasis, Disease Associations, and Mechanisms of Pathogenesis].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2026
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  20. Journal of dental anesthesia and pain medicine · 2026
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177 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Weizhe XuState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Department of Cariology and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY, United States.
Wei ZhouDepartment of Endodontics, Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai, Pudong, China.
Huizhi WangVCU Philips Institute for Oral Health Research, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, Richmond, VA, United States.
Shuang LiangDepartment of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY, United States.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNSichuan University · CNUniversity of Louisville · USVirginia Commonwealth University · US

Funding

SGK1 and the control of periodontal inflammationR01DE026727 · NIDCR · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Huizhi Wang · 2017 to 2026
$3.1M
Treg regulation and its role in gingival inflammation during pregnancy (Administrative Supplements)R15DE025388 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI LIANG, SHUANG · 2015 to 2016
$550k
SGK1 is a Central Regulator of P. gingivalis-Induced InflammationR21DE023633 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI WANG, HUIZHI · 2013 to 2014
$413k
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE026727NIDCR NIH HHS R15 DE025388NIDCR NIH HHS R21 DE023633
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Periodontitis is an infection-driven inflammatory disease, which is characterized by gingival inflammation and bone loss. Periodontitis is associated with various systemic diseases, including cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal, and reproductive system related abnormalities. Recent theory attributes the pathogenesis of periodontitis to oral microbial dysbiosis, in which Porphyromonas gingivalis acts as a critical agent by disrupting host immune homeostasis. Lipopolysaccharide, proteases, fimbriae, and some other virulence factors are among the strategies exploited by P. gingivalis to promote the bacterial colonization and facilitate the outgrowth of the surrounding microbial community. Virulence factors promote the coaggregation of P. gingivalis with other bacteria and the formation of dental biofilm. These virulence factors also modulate a variety of host immune components and subvert the immune response to evade bacterial clearance or induce an inflammatory environment. In this chapter, our focus is to discuss the virulence factors of periodontal pathogens, especially P. gingivalis, and their roles in regulating immune responses during periodontitis progression.

Indexed as

HumansPeriodontitisPorphyromonas gingivalisT-LymphocytesVirulence FactorsVirulence FactorsCapsuleFimbriaGingipainInflammationLPSPeriodontal diseasePorphyromonas gingivalisT cell

Identifiers

PMID32085888
PMCPMC8204362
OpenAlexW2999580311

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