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ArticleScientific reports2020

Therapeutic effects of antibiotics loaded cellulose nanofiber and κ-carrageenan oligosaccharide composite hydrogels for periodontitis treatment.

Athira Johnson, Fanbin Kong, Song Miao, Hong-Ting Victor Lin, Sabu Thomas, Yi-Cheng Huang, Zwe-Ling Kong

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 82 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Athira JohnsonDepartment of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Pei-Ning Road, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan, ROC.
Fanbin KongDepartment of Food Science and Technology, University of Georgia, 100 Cedar Street, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
Song MiaoTeagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co., Cork, P61 C996, Ireland.
Hong-Ting Victor LinDepartment of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Pei-Ning Road, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan, ROC.
Sabu ThomasSchool of Energy Studies and School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Priyadarshini Hills P.O, Kottayam, Kerala, 686560, India.
Yi-Cheng HuangDepartment of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Pei-Ning Road, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan, ROC.
Zwe-Ling KongDepartment of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Pei-Ning Road, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan, ROC. kongzl@mail.ntou.edu.tw.
National Taiwan Ocean University · TWMahatma Gandhi University · INTeagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority · IEUniversity of Georgia · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease that can lead to the periodontal pocket formation and tooth loss. This study was aimed to develop antimicrobials loaded hydrogels composed of cellulose nanofibers (CNF) and κ-carrageenan oligosaccharides (CO) nanoparticles for the treatment of periodontitis. Two antimicrobial agents such as surfactin and Herbmedotcin were selected as the therapeutic agents and the hydrogels were formulated based on the increasing concentration of surfactin. The proposed material has high thermal stability, controlled release, and water absorption capacity. This study was proceeded by investigating the in vitro antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties of the hydrogels. This material has strong antibacterial activity against periodontal pathogens such as Streptococcus mutans, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Moreover, a significant increase in malondialdehyde (MDA) production and a decrease in biofilm formation and metabolic activity of the bacteria was observed in the presence of hydrogel. Besides, it reduced the reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, transcription factor, and cytokines production in human gingival fibroblast cells (HGF) under inflammatory conditions. In conclusion, the hydrogels were successfully developed and proven to have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties for the treatment of periodontitis. Thus, it can be used as an excellent candidate for periodontitis treatment.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBiofilmsCarrageenanCelluloseFibroblastsFusobacterium nucleatumGingivaHumansHydrogelsNanofibersPeriodontitisPorphyromonas gingivalisStreptococcus mutansAnti-Bacterial AgentsCarrageenanCelluloseHydrogels

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PMID33093521
PMCPMC7581766
OpenAlexW3093721332

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