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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Armed to the Teeth-The Oral Mucosa Immunity System and Microbiota.

Maja Ptasiewicz, Ewelina Grywalska, Paulina Mertowska, Izabela Korona-Głowniak, Agata Poniewierska-Baran, Paulina Niedźwiedzka-Rystwej, Renata Chałas

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
56citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
11.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

56 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 84 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. [Age-Related Changes in the Oral Microbiota].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2026
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  10. Inflammatory gene expression profile of oral plasmablastic lymphoma.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2026
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  17. Inflammasomes in Oral Pathologies: From Periodontal Disease to Oral Cancer.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026
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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

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maja PtasiewiczDepartment of Oral Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, 6 Chodzki Street, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
Ewelina GrywalskaDepartment of Experimental Immunology, Medical University of Lublin, 4a Chodzki Street, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0451-4741
Paulina MertowskaDepartment of Experimental Immunology, Medical University of Lublin, 4a Chodzki Street, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9530-6659
Izabela Korona-GłowniakDepartment of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1634-0387
Agata Poniewierska-BaranInstitute of Biology, University of Szczecin, Felczaka 3c, 71-412 Szczecin, Poland.
Paulina Niedźwiedzka-RystwejInstitute of Biology, University of Szczecin, Felczaka 3c, 71-412 Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4065-3842
Renata ChałasDepartment of Oral Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, 6 Chodzki Street, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1730-4540
Medical University of Lublin · PLUniversity of Szczecin · PL

Funding

Medical University of Lublin DS460
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The oral cavity is inhabited by a wide spectrum of microbial species, and their colonization is mostly based on commensalism. These microbes are part of the normal oral flora, but there are also opportunistic species that can cause oral and systemic diseases. Although there is a strong exposure to various microorganisms, the oral mucosa reduces the colonization of microorganisms with high rotation and secretion of various types of cytokines and antimicrobial proteins such as defensins. In some circumstances, the imbalance between normal oral flora and pathogenic flora may lead to a change in the ratio of commensalism to parasitism. Healthy oral mucosa has many important functions. Thanks to its integrity, it is impermeable to most microorganisms and constitutes a mechanical barrier against their penetration into tissues. Our study aims to present the role and composition of the oral cavity microbiota as well as defense mechanisms within the oral mucosa which allow for maintaining a balance between such numerous species of microorganisms. We highlight the specific aspects of the oral mucosa protecting barrier and discuss up-to-date information on the immune cell system that ensures microbiota balance. This study presents the latest data on specific tissue stimuli in the regulation of the immune system with particular emphasis on the resistance of the gingival barrier. Despite advances in understanding the mechanisms regulating the balance on the microorganism/host axis, more research is still needed on how the combination of these diverse signals is involved in the regulation of immunity at the oral mucosa barrier.

Indexed as

Immunity, MucosalAge FactorsAnimalsAutoimmunityBiodiversityDisease SusceptibilityDysbiosisHost Microbial InteractionsHumansMicrobiotaMouth MucosaSymbiosisimmunity systemoral microbiotaoral mucosa

Identifiers

PMID35055069
PMCPMC8776045
OpenAlexW4206010072

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