Porphyromonas gingivalis é um dos principais mircrorganismos associados à periodontite. O objetivo do presente estudo foi testar a hipótese de que a colonização por diferentes genótipos fimA de P.gingivalis resultaria em diferenças na resposta ao tratamento periodontal. Foram analisados 20 pacientes com periodontite crônica, fumantes, portadores de P.gingivalis, divididos em 2 grupos: 1 grupo recebeu tratamento periodontal mecânico (RAR) e o outro recebeu, além da RAR, antibioticoterapia (amoxicilina e metronidazol). O efeito do tratamento foi avaliado com relação a parâmetros clínicos, prevalência e níveis subgengivais de P. gingivalis e dos genótipos fimA II e fimA IV em estudo quantitativo por PCR em tempo real, antes e 180 dias após o tratamento. Os dados sugerem que RAR associado a antibiotioticoterapia sistêmica é mais eficiente na redução dos níveis de P.gingivalis do que apenas RAR. Não foram detectadas diferenças na resposta ao tratamento periodontal quanto à presença dos genótipos fimA II ou fimA IV em relação aos demais genótipos de P.gingivalis. / Porphyromonas gingivalis is one of the main mircrorganisms associate to periodontitis. The present study proposed to test the hypothesis that the colonization by different P.gingivalis genotypes fimA would lead to different results on periodontal treatment. Twenty chronic periodontitis patients, smokers, bearers of P. gingivalis was analyzed and divided in 2 groups: one group received mechanic periodontal treatment (SRP) and the other group received, besides SRP, antibiotic therapy (amoxicillin and metronidazole). The effect of treatment was appraised under clinical parameters, prevalence and subgingival levels of P. gingivalis and genotypes fimA II and fimA IV in quantitative study by Real time PCR, before and after 180 days of the treatment. Data suggest that SRP associated with systemic antibiotic administration is more efficient in reducing P. gingivalis levels than SRP only. No difference on periodontal treatment results was detected about the presence of fimA II or fimA IV genotypes related to other P.gingivalis genotypes.

Dentro do contexto do novo paradigma da doença periodontal, alguns estudos têm sugerido que a doença periodontal poderia influenciar o desenvolvimento de doenças sistêmicas, incluindo os acidentes vasculares cerebrais. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar as condições periodontais de pacientes com acidente vascular cerebral (AVC), comparativamente à amostra populacional sem AVC, bem como identificar e quantificar o nível de bactérias periodontopatogênicas presentes nas áreas de bolsa periodontal com a finalidade de investigar a correlação da doença periodontal com acidente vascular cerebral. Para tanto, foram selecionados 80 pacientes de ambos os sexos, com idade entre 30-80 anos. O grupo experimental foi constituído por 20 pacientes internados em ambiente hospitalar devido à ocorrência de AVC. O grupo controle foi constituído de 60 pacientes provenientes da amostra populacional da cidade de Bauru que não apresentavam sinais e sintomas clínicos ou história familiar de AVC. Um questionário de saúde investigando as possíveis causas do AVC e outras condições sistêmicas foi aplicado a todos os pacientes. Os dois grupos foram avaliados periodontalmente quanto às medidas de profundidade de sondagem, nível de inserção, sangramento à sondagem e índice de placa. Para identificar e quantificar as bactérias periodontopatogênicas, Porphyromonas gingivalis e Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans, em ambos os grupos, foi coletada amostra de placa dentomicrobiana subgengival dos dois sítios com maior profundidade de sondagem de todos os pacientes, por meio da introdução de tira de papel esterilizada (PerioPaper) no sulco gengival. A análise qualitativa e quantitativa dessas bactérias foi realizada por meio de PCR convencional e em tempo real. Os dados obtidos foram analisados por meio de análise de variância (ANOVA) complementado pelo método de Tukey, teste de correlação de Spearman, teste \"t\" de Student, Mann-Whitney, Qui-Quadrado e \"Odds Ratio\" para avaliar a correlação entre os diferentes parâmetros clínicos periodontais com o AVC e os resultados obtidos pelo PCR convencional e PCR em tempo-real, com nível de confiança de 95%. Os resultados obtidos mostraram maior prevalência da doença periodontal no grupo teste (95%) do que no controle (28,3%). O nível de inserção à sondagem, índice de placa e índice gengival estavam significativamente aumentados nos pacientes com AVC (p<0,001). Entretanto, as medidas de profundidade de sondagem não mostraram diferenças significantes entre os grupos (p=0,051), embora estivessem aumentadas para o grupo teste. A presença e quantidade da P.gingivalis foi estatisticamente maior no grupo teste do que no controle (p<0,05). Não foi encontrado A.actinomycetemcomitans em nenhum dos grupos estudados. Do total de pacientes com AVC, 65% desenvolveram AVC-I e 35% AVC-H. Pacientes com AVC-H abrigavam maiores níveis de P.gingivalis do que pacientes com AVC-I. Entretanto, nesse grupo, houve correlação positiva entre bolsas mais profundas e contagem de bactérias (p<0,05), o que não foi observado para AVC-H. A análise de risco por \"odds ratio\" identificou que pacientes com doença periodontal apresentam risco elevado de desenvolvimento de AVC (OR=48,06, IC=95%). Esses achados indicam que a doença periodontal é mais prevalente e severa em pacientes com AVC-I ou AVC-H, com grande quantidade de bactérias, especialmente P. gingivalis, presente em bolsas periodontais mais profundas, sugerindo que a doença periodontal poderia atuar como fator de risco ao desenvolvimento de acidentes vasculares cerebrais. / Inside of the context of the new paradigm of the periodontal disease, some studies have suggested that the periodontal disease could influence the development of systemics diseases, including vascular cerebral accident. The aim of this study was to evaluate the periodontal conditions of patients with vascular cerebral accidents (VCAs), comparatively to the population sample without VCA, as well as identifying and quantifying the level of periodontopathic bacteria presents in the areas of periodontal pocket in order to investigate the correlation of the periodontal disease with vascular cerebral accident. For this study, it had been selected 80 patients of both genders, with age between 30-80 years. The experimental group consisted of 20 hospitalized patients presenting VCA. The control group was consisted of 60 patients proceeding from the population sample of Bauru who did not present clinical signs and symptoms or family history of VCA. A health questionnaire investigating the possible causes of the VCA and others systemics conditions was applied to all patients. The both groups were periodontally evaluated according to probing depth measures; bleed on probing and plaque index. In other to identify and quantify the periodontopathic bacteria Porphyromonas gingivalis and Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans, in both groups, a sample of subgengival plaque was collected from the two deepest sites of all patients by the introduction of sterilized paper strip (PerioPaper). The qualitative and quantitative analysis of these bacteria was performed by conventional PCR and Real Time PCR. Data were analyzed by variance analysis test (ANOVA) complemented by the Tukey test, Pearson correlation test, Student \"t\" test, Mann-Whitney test, Qui-Square test and Odds Ratio to evaluate the different correlations between the different periodontal clinical parameters VCA, and the results obtained from the Real Time PCR, with a 95% confidence level. The analysis of the results showed significantly bigger prevalence of the periodontal disease in the test group (95%) than the control group (28,3%). The level of insertion, plaque index and bleeding on probing were significantly increased in the patients with VCA (p<0,001). However, the probing depth measures had not shown significant differences between the groups (p=0,051), even so were increased for the test group. The presence and amount of the P.gingivalis were statistically bigger in the test group than the control group (p<0,05). A.actinomycetemcomitans was not found in any of the studied groups. Considering all patients with VCA, 65% developed VCA-I and 35% VCA-H. Patients with VCA-H showed greater levels of P.gingivalis than patient with VCA-I. However, in this group, it had positive correlation between deeper pockets and number of bacteria (p<0,05), what it was not observed for VCA-H. The analysis of risk for \"odds ratio\" identified that patient with periodontal disease present high risk of VCA development (OR=48,06, IC=95%). These findings show that the periodontal disease is more prevalent and severe in patients with VCA-I or VCA-H, with great amount of bacteria, especially P. gingivalis, present in deeper periodontal pockets, suggesting that the periodontal disease could play as risk factor on the development of vascular cerebral accident.

Objectifs: Le but de cette étude clinique était de comparer un groupe d’adultes ayant un parodonte sain avec un groupe d’adultes atteints de parodontite chronique en terme de risque carieux et mesures cliniques et microbiologiques de la carie. Méthodes: Quatre-vingt-seize individus ont été divisés en deux groupes en fonction de leur état de santé parodontal et ont été appariés pour l'âge, le sexe et l'origine ethnique. Trente-huit sujets étaient atteints de parodontite chronique définie comme ayant au moins quatre dents avec ≥ 1 site avec une profondeur de sondage ≥ 4 mm et une perte d'attache clinique ≥ 2 mm, et 58 sujets présentaient un parodonte sain. Par la suite, les groupes ont été subdivisés en deux groupes en fonction de leur statut carieux : les participants ayant au moins une lésion carieuse non traitée sur une surface dentaire et ceux n’ayant pas de lésion carieuse non traitée. Les données ont été recueillies par le biais d’un questionnaire, un examen clinique et des échantillons de plaque supra- et sous-gingivale. L’évaluation de la charge buccale de Streptococcus mutans et de six agents pathogènes parodontaux a été réalisée par la technique d'amplification de la réaction en chaine de la polymérase (PCR). Les données ont été analysées à l'aide d’analyses statistiques descriptives et bivariées. Résultats: Les individus atteints de parodontite chronique étaient 3,5 fois plus susceptibles d'avoir des caries que les individus en bonne santé (OR 3,5 ; IC: 1,5 - 8,3 ; P = 0,006). Les sujets à la fois atteints de parodontite chronique et de caries dentaires ont eu un niveau d’éducation significativement plus faible que les sujets ayant un parodonte sain et sans caries dentaires (OR 6,0 ; IC: 1,7 à 21,7 ; P = 0,04). La proportion de sujets ayant une charge buccale élevée de Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. g.) et Treponema denticola (T. d.) était significativement plus élevée chez les patients atteints de parodontite chronique et de carie que chez les patients sains présentant des caries (P. g.: OR 8,6 ; IC: 2,4 - 30,3 ; P = 0,004 et T. d.: OR 10,0 ; CI: 2,6 - 38.1 ; P = 0,003). Conclusions: Les résultats de cette étude suggèrent que, chez les sujets adultes atteints de la parodontite chronique, la fréquence des caries est plus élevée que chez les sujets ayant un parodonte sain. De plus, le faible niveau d'éducation influence négativement le statut parodontal des individus. / Aim: The aim of this clinical study was to compare adults with a healthy periodontium and those with chronic periodontitis, in terms of caries’ risk and caries’ clinical and microbiological measures. Methods: Ninety-six healthy adults were divided into chronic periodontitis (n= 38) and healthy periodontium (n=58) based on their periodontal status, and matched for age, gender, and ethnic background. Chronic periodontitis was defined as having at least four teeth with ≥1 site with a pocket depth ≥4 mm and clinical attachment loss ≥2 mm. Each group were subsequently subdivided in 2 groups according to their caries status: participants having at least one untreated decayed surface and those with no untreated caries. Data were collected by means of self-administrated questionnaire, clinical examination, and supra- and subgingival plaque sampling. Assessments of oral levels of Streptococcus mutans and six periodontal pathogens were conducted by PCR amplification techniques. Data were analyzed using descriptive and bivariate statistical tests. Results: Individuals with chronic periodontitis were 3.5 times more likely to have caries than healthy individuals (OR 3.5; CI: 1.5 – 8.3; P = 0.006). Subjects with both chronic periodontitis and dental caries had a significantly lower level of education than periodontally healthy subjects without dental caries (OR 6.0; CI: 1.7 – 21.7; P = 0.04). A significant higher proportion of subjects with high oral levels of Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. g.) and Treponema denticola (T. d.) was found among subjects with chronic periodontitis and untreated caries compared to periodontally healthy subjects with untreated caries (P. g.: OR 8.6; CI: 2.4 – 30.3; P = 0.004 and T. d.: OR 10.0; CI: 2.6 – 38.1; P = 0.003). Conclusion: The results from this study suggest that, adults with chronic periodontitis are more prone to caries disease than those adults with a healthy periodontium. Furthermore, low educational level could have a negative impact on the periodontal status of individuals.

Porphyromonas gingivalis é um dos principais mircrorganismos associados à periodontite. O objetivo do presente estudo foi testar a hipótese de que a colonização por diferentes genótipos fimA de P.gingivalis resultaria em diferenças na resposta ao tratamento periodontal. Foram analisados 20 pacientes com periodontite crônica, fumantes, portadores de P.gingivalis, divididos em 2 grupos: 1 grupo recebeu tratamento periodontal mecânico (RAR) e o outro recebeu, além da RAR, antibioticoterapia (amoxicilina e metronidazol). O efeito do tratamento foi avaliado com relação a parâmetros clínicos, prevalência e níveis subgengivais de P. gingivalis e dos genótipos fimA II e fimA IV em estudo quantitativo por PCR em tempo real, antes e 180 dias após o tratamento. Os dados sugerem que RAR associado a antibiotioticoterapia sistêmica é mais eficiente na redução dos níveis de P.gingivalis do que apenas RAR. Não foram detectadas diferenças na resposta ao tratamento periodontal quanto à presença dos genótipos fimA II ou fimA IV em relação aos demais genótipos de P.gingivalis. / Porphyromonas gingivalis is one of the main mircrorganisms associate to periodontitis. The present study proposed to test the hypothesis that the colonization by different P.gingivalis genotypes fimA would lead to different results on periodontal treatment. Twenty chronic periodontitis patients, smokers, bearers of P. gingivalis was analyzed and divided in 2 groups: one group received mechanic periodontal treatment (SRP) and the other group received, besides SRP, antibiotic therapy (amoxicillin and metronidazole). The effect of treatment was appraised under clinical parameters, prevalence and subgingival levels of P. gingivalis and genotypes fimA II and fimA IV in quantitative study by Real time PCR, before and after 180 days of the treatment. Data suggest that SRP associated with systemic antibiotic administration is more efficient in reducing P. gingivalis levels than SRP only. No difference on periodontal treatment results was detected about the presence of fimA II or fimA IV genotypes related to other P.gingivalis genotypes.

Les parodontites sont des maladies chroniques inflammatoires causées par un biofilm bactérien. Elles sont la première cause de perte des dents dans les pays industrialisés et représentent donc un coût important pour la société. Le biofilm buccal est composé de plus de 500 espèces différentes, parmi lesquelles Porphyromonas gingivalis est reconnue comme une cause majeure du développement des symptômes. Cette bactérie à Gram négatif est considérée comme anaérobie bien qu’elle tolère des concentrations faibles en oxygène, ce qui favorise la colonisation de la cavité orale. Notre objectif était de mettre en évidence les processus biologiques conférant à P. gingivalis sa résistance à l’oxygène et au stress oxydant, mais également ceux impliqués dans la transition métabolique en concentrations variables d’oxygène. Des analyses in silico des génomes de souches de P. gingivalis ont révélé la présence d’un système respiratoire dépendant de l’oxygène, impliquant une cytochrome bd oxydase CydAB. Nous avons construit un mutant de P. gingivalis ATCC 33277 par délétion des gènes cydAB. Nos travaux ont montré que ce mutant était plus sensible que la souche parentale aux espèces réactives de l’oxygène (ROS) dont le peroxyde d’hydrogène et le générateur d’anion superoxyde paraquat. De plus, nous avons démontré que CydAB était impliquée dans le phénotype aérotolérant de P. gingivalis, et que cette enzyme consommait effectivement l’oxygène grâce à une étude par oxygraphie à haute résolution. Les mécanismes de régulations en réponse aux ROS et à l’oxygène sont encore mal connus, notamment en ce qui concerne la régulation positive de l’expression des gènes cydAB en présence d’oxygène. Deux gènes codant des régulateurs de type FNR ont été identifiés dans le génome de P. gingivalis, l’un d’entre eux codant un régulateur de la réponse au stress nitrosant, HcpR. Le second gène PGN_1569 a fait l’objet de notre étude. Par mutation et par analyses transcriptomiques, nous avons démontré que ce régulateur s’autorégulait négativement et activait l’expression de 4 groupes de gènes en anaérobie, n’incluant pas les gènes cydAB. L’expression de ces gènes est par ailleurs contrôlée par d’autres régulateurs redox, OxyR et/ou SigH et/ ou RprY. Cette étude met donc en évidence une connexion entre FNR et les autres régulateurs de la réponse au stress oxydant chez P. gingivalis. Des études complémentaires permettront de caractériser la fonction encore hypothétique des protéines codées par le régulon FNR. Il est intéressant de noter que l’absence de FNR confère à P. gingivalis une plus grande capacité à former un biofilm en anaérobie / Periodontal diseases are chronic inflammatory infections caused by bacteria in oral biofilm they are the first cause of loss of tooth in industrial countries with an important cost for the society. The biofilm comprises more than 500 bacterial species. Amongst them, Porphyromonas gingivalis, a Gram-negative bacterium, is well known as a major causative agent of periodontitis. Although considered as mainly anaerobe, P. gingivalis tolerates low oxygen concentration, therefore enhancing its ability to colonize the oral cavity. Our aim was to decipher the biological processes underpinning the resistance of P. gingivalis to oxygen and reactive oxygen species (ROS) and to characterise the transition from anaerobiosis to hypoxia. In silico studies of P. gingivalis genomes have revealed the presence of a putative oxygen-dependent respiratory system involving a cytochrome bd oxidase CydAB. We constructed a mutant deleted for cydAB genes in the P. gingivalis ATCC 33277 strain. Our study showed that cydAB mutation increased the sensibility of the mutant to reactive oxygen species such as the anion-superoxide generator paraquat and hydrogen peroxide. Moreover we demonstrated that CydAB is involved in the aerotolerance of P. gingivalis, and in oxygen consumption, as demonstrated by high resolution respirometry assay. Many regulations in response to ROS and oxygen are still unexplained in P. gingivalis, including the activation of cydAB expression by oxygen exposure. Two genes encoding FNR-like regulators were identified in the genome of P. gingivalis. One of them encodes the HcpR regulator which controls part of the nitrosative stress response. The second gene PGN_1569 was the focus of our study. By mutation and transcriptome analysis, we demonstrated that this FNR-like regulator repressed its own transcription and activated the expression of 4 gene clusters in anaerobiosis, but not including cydAB genes. The expression of these 4 gene clusters is also controlled by other redox regulators, OxyR and/or SigH and/or RprY. Therefore, this study pointed out the interplay between FNR and known oxidative stress response regulators of P. gingivalis. Further work will study the functions of the hypothetical proteins encoded by the FNR regulon. Interestingly, the fnr mutant displayed higher ability than the wild-type strain to form biofilm in anaerobiosis.

Introduction.Le fibroblaste gingival (FG) est la cellule majoritaire de la gencive. Cette dernière fait face constamment aux agressions physico-chimiques, infectieuses et thermiques. L'une des caractéristiques de la gencive est sa réparation quasi-parfaite suite à une lésion ponctuelle. Ce n'est pas le cas pour d'autres tissus comme la paroi aortique. L'anévrisme aortique (AA) est un affaiblissement de la paroi aortique provoqué par une sécrétion exhaustive de métalloprotéases (MMPs) et en particulier de MMP-9. Il en résulte une dilatation de l'artère. Dans un modèle d'anévrisme de lapin, Durand et al (2012) avait montré que le FG pouvait ralentir, voire réparer un anévrisme. Dans notre étude, nous avons mis en place un modèle de coculture FG/AA d'origine humaine.Chez l'homme, la localisation de la pathologie peut être au niveau abdominal (Anévrisme Aortique Abdominale : AAA) ou thoracique (Anévrisme Aortique Thoracique : AAT). Etant donné que leur étiologie sont différentes, nous avons souhaité savoir s'il existait des différences selon les lésions. Cela nous permettrait en effet de mieux appréhender la prise en charge. Nous avons réalisé une étude comparative histo et physiopathologique entre les AAA et AAT. L'une des différences soulevée, est la présence d'un facteur infectieux au niveau des AAA. C'est un élément à prendre en compte pour une thérapie cellulaire et ainsi nous avons mis en culture des FG en présence de LPS, une endotoxine bactérienne.De plus pour approfondir notre travail sur l'utilisation du FG dans la thérapie cellulaire, nous avons initié une étude sur la plasticité de la sous-population souche des FG en étudiant, notamment leur orientation en cellules vasculaires (cellules endothéliales).Résultats/discussionLe FG, grâce à sa secrétion de TIMP-1, contribue à l'inhibition de la MMP-9 anévrismale. La sécrétion de MMP-9 est plus importante dans les lésions avec athérome (AAA) que celles sans athérome (AAT dans notre étude). Ceci est en corrélation avec la dégradation qui est plus importante dans les AAA que dans les AAT. La MMP-9 est une protéine sécrétée entre autre par les cellules inflammatoires. Une inflammation est présente dans les AAA et pas dans les lésions thoraciques. Ceci pourrait expliquer la différence de sécrétion de MMP-9 et donc de dégradation. Concernant l'origine de cette inflammation, nous avons recherché une cause infectieuse. Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) qui est une bactérie importante dans le développement de la parodontite (maladie inflammatoire des tissus de soutien de la dent) a été détectée dans les AAA. Une relation pathologique existerait entre la parodontite et l'AAA mais l'étude devrait être plus poussée pour connaître le mécanisme physiopathologique de ce phénomène. Toutefois, en ce qui concerne la thérapie cellulaire, le LPS qui est une endotoxine du Pg, n'affecte pas la capacité du FG à secréter du TIMP-1.En plus de la possibilité du FG à neutraliser la MMP-9 anévrismale, nous avons souhaité savoir si le FG avait des compétences de différentiation en cellule vasculaire. Un début d'exploration de la plasticité cellulaire de la souche multipotente de FG en cellule endothéliale, donnent des résultats préliminaires encourageants.Conclusion. Le FG pourrait être une cellule prometteuse pour une thérapie cellulaire de l'anévrisme aortique mais des explorations plus poussées sont encore nécessaires pour une telle application. / IntroductionGingival fibroblast (GF) is the main cell in gingiva which is constantly facing infectious, thermal and physico-chemical attacks. When a lesion occurs, the repair of gingiva is almost perfect. It is not the case for other tissues as the aortic wall. The aortic aneurysm (AA) is a pathologic expansion of aorta due to a weakening of the wall with an exhaustive secretion of metalloproteinases (MMPs) and particularly of MMP-9. In an aneurysm rabbit model, Durand and al (2012) have showed that GF could slow down or repair the aneurysm. In our study, we have established a co-culture model of human GF and human AA.For human, the location of the aortic disease may be at abdominal level (Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: AAA) and thoracic level (Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: TAA). Since the aetiologies are different, we wondered if histo and physiopathologic differences would existe between the both. It is impotant to know that for better supporting the disease. One of the difference between AAA and TAA is the presence of an infectious factor in AAA. This is an element to consider for cell therapy, so we studied the behavior of GF in presence of an endotoxin, the LPS.In addition, to further our work on the use of GF in cell therapy, we have initiated a study of the plasticity of the GF multipotente subpopulation including the differentiation into vascular cells (endothelial cell in particular).Results/DiscussionThanks to its TIMP-1 secretion, GF could contribute to the inhibition of MMP-9 activity in aneurysm. The secretion of MMP-9 in AA with atheroma (AAA) is highter than in TAA (without atheroma in our study). It is correlated to the degradation of AAA which is more important than the degradation of TAA. Inflammatory cells may secrete MMP-9. Inflammation is present in AAA and not in TAA. This, could explain the highter secretion of MMP-9 in abdominal lesion and also the degradation which is more important in AAA than in TAA. As for the origin of this inflammation, we researched an infectious factor. We isolated Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) in AAA, which might trigger or aggravate inflammation. This is an important bacterium in the development of periodontitis (inflammatory disease of the tissues supporting the tooth). A pathological relationship may exist between periodontitis and the AAA. The study should be further to know the pathophysiology of AAA related to Pg. But as regards the cell therapy, LPS, which is an endotoxin of Pg would not affect the secretion of TIMP-1 by the GF.In addition to its abilities to inhibate MMP-9 in aneurysm, we wondered if GF would be able to differentiate into vascular cell. An early exploration of GF multipotent subpopulation plasticity reveals a possible opportunity to go further in a the cell therapy.Conclusion.GF might be a promising cell for treating aortic aneurysm but further explorations are still necessary for its application.

Microorganismos da cavidade oral têm sido admitidos como causadores de doenças sistêmicas com reconhecido mecanismo de disseminação via corrente sangüínea. Diferentes fatores, incluindo a presença da doença periodontal, têm influência no risco de bacteremia oral, podendo ocasionar endocardite infecciosa por Streptococcus viridans. Sendo assim, a manutenção da saúde bucal adquire elevado grau de importância em gestantes portadoras de doença valvar reumática, em que o risco de endocardite infecciosa é eminente. A escassez científica fez deste tema o objetivo deste estudo: investigar a condição clínica periodontal de gestantes portadoras de cardiopatia valvar, identificando agentes periodontopatógenos nas amostras coletadas de saliva, sulco/bolsa periodontal, Para tanto, foram estudadas 52 gestantes cardiopatas (GC) e 70 gestantes não-cardiopatas (GNC). A condição periodontal foi avaliada empregando-se profundidade clínica de sondagem (PCS), nível clínico de inserção (NCI), linha esmalte cemento/margem gengival (LEC/MG), índice de sangramento (IS) e índice de placa bacteriana (IP). As seguintes médias foram obtidas para os parâmetros periodontais avaliados: PCS: 1.52 (GC) e 1.45 (GNC); NCI: 1.13 (GC) e 1.02 (GNC); LEC/MG: 0.41 (GC) e 0.40 (GNC); IS: 7.34 (GC) e 6.27 (GNC) e IP: 12.19 (GC) e 13.48 (GNC). Não houve diferença entre os grupos para o NCI (p= 0,612). A presença da Porphyromonas gingivalis na saliva foi maior (p= 0,007) no GNC, porém não houve diferença nas amostras de sulco/bolsa periodontal. / Microorganisms of the oral cavity are known to cause systemic diseases, spread through sanguine current. Different factors, including the presence of periodontal disease, influencing the risk of oral bacteremia could cause infectious endocarditis for Streptococcus viridans. Nevertheless, the maintenance of the oral health is extremely important in pregnant women with rheumatic valvar disease, in which the risk of infectious endocarditis is eminent. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical periodontal condition of pregnant women with valvar disease and to identify the presence of Porphyromonas gingivalis in saliva and subgingival samples. For these purposes, we studied 52 pregnant with valvar disease (GC) and 70 healthy pregnant women (GNC). The following periodontal parameters were evaluated: probing depth (PCS), clinical attachment level (NCI), gingival margin location (LEC/MG), bleeding on probing (IS) and plaque index (IP). The following mean periodontal parameters were obtained: PCS: 1.52 (GC) e 1.45 (GNC); NCI: 1.13 (GC) e 1.02 (GNC); LEC/MG: 0.41 (GC) e 0.40 (GNC); IS: 7.34 (GC) e 6.27 (GNC) e IP: 12.19 (GC) e 13.48 (GNC). There was no statistical difference for NCI among the groups. There was no difference between periodontal clinical conditions in pregnant women with valvar disease and healthy pregnant women. The presence of the Porphyromonas gingivalis in saliva samples of healthy pregnant women is statistically higher than in pregnant woman with valvar disease; however, there was no difference in periodontal samples

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La periodontitis es una enfermedad de etiología infecciosa que presenta como síntomas el sangrado e inflamación de encías, movilidad dentaria, recesiones gingivales, en las que diversas enfermedades sistémicas favorecen su progresión. Uno de estos agentes más importantes es Porphyromonas gingivalis, especie bacteriana anaeróbica estricta, Gram negativo. A su vez, el uso de antibióticos sistémicos está indicado sólo en ciertos tipos de periodontitis, y no siempre el tratamiento es exitoso. Hoy en día, tanto en medicina general como odontológica, se está investigando nuevas alternativas de tratamientos antibacterianos, dado el continuo aumento de la resistencia bacteriana a los antibióticos convencionales y por las reacciones adversas que estos producen en algunos pacientes. El objetivo principal de este trabajo de investigación es determinar la actividad antibacteriana de un extracto alcohólico de Caesalpinia spinosa “tara” sobre cepas de Porphyromonas gingivalis. Este estudio es de tipo experimental, prospectivo, comparativo e in vitro. Se llevó a cabo en el Laboratorio de Microbiología de la Facultad de Odontología de la UNMSM. Para realizar este estudio se utilizó cepas de Porphyromonas gingivalis previamente identificadas por los laboratorios MICROBIOLOGIC, las cuales fueron importadas a través de una Casa Comercial “GENLAB”. El estudio investigó la actividad antibacteriana, del extracto alcohólico de Caesalpinia spinosa “tara” en cinco concentraciones (6,25 mg/ml; 12,5 mg/ml; 25 mg/ml; 50 mg/ml y 75 mg/ml) sobre la cepa ATCC 33277 Porphyromonas gingivalis mediante el test de difusión en Agar, se encontró que el extracto alcohólico de la Caesalpinia spinosa (tara) posee actividad antibacteriana sobre Porphyromonas gingivalis, aunque entre las cinco concentraciones no existe diferencia significativa.

Proteins that bind to both DNA and RNA embody the ability to perform multiple functions by a single gene product. These nucleic acid binding proteins in prokaryotes can play a vital role in many cellular processes, including replication, transcription, gene expression, recombination, and repair, to name a few. Nucleic acid binding proteins have unique functional characteristics that stem from their structural attributes that have evolved in a widely-conserved manner. In Escherichia coli (E. coli), the highly-conserved histone-like protein, HU, which predominates as a heterodimer of HUα and HUβ, has been found to bind to both dsDNA and ssDNA. Likewise, RNA-binding proteins contain various structural motifs, many of which are also conserved amongst many bacterial species like the RNA recognition motif. However, in Porphyromonas gingivalis, a periodontal pathogen, the histone-like, HU proteins and the RNA-binding protein (RBP) are not well characterized compared to their respective structures in E. coli. In our study, we sought to characterize and compare the HU proteins and RBP in order to gain a better understanding of their structure and function in the cell. Our data showed the HU proteins predominate as homo-tetramers and RBP as a monomer. We demonstrated single-stranded DNA binding with all three proteins. We found both P. gingivalis HU subunits bind non-specifically to ssDNA but show preferential binding to poly(dG) content, while binding to poly(dA) the weakest. These results show that HUα, HUβ and RBP are novel ssDNA binding proteins in P. gingivalis, indicating an expanded role and function within the cell.