Chapter title |
Complement Involvement in Periodontitis: Molecular Mechanisms and Rational Therapeutic Approaches.
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Chapter number | 4 |
Book title |
Immune Responses to Biosurfaces
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Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, January 2015
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DOI | 10.1007/978-3-319-18603-0_4 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-918602-3, 978-3-31-918603-0
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Authors |
Hajishengallis, George, Maekawa, Tomoki, Abe, Toshiharu, Hajishengallis, Evlambia, Lambris, John D, George Hajishengallis, Tomoki Maekawa, Toshiharu Abe, Evlambia Hajishengallis, John D. Lambris, Lambris, John D. |
Abstract |
The complement system is a network of interacting fluid-phase and cell surface-associated molecules that trigger, amplify, and regulate immune and inflammatory signaling pathways. Dysregulation of this finely balanced network can destabilize host-microbe homeostasis and cause inflammatory tissue damage. Evidence from clinical and animal model-based studies suggests that complement is implicated in the pathogenesis of periodontitis, a polymicrobial community-induced chronic inflammatory disease that destroys the tooth-supporting tissues. This review discusses molecular mechanisms of complement involvement in the dysbiotic transformation of the periodontal microbiome and the resulting destructive inflammation, culminating in loss of periodontal bone support. These mechanistic studies have additionally identified potential therapeutic targets. In this regard, interventional studies in preclinical models have provided proof-of-concept for using complement inhibitors for the treatment of human periodontitis. |
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