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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-11-23
pubmed:abstractText
Fimbriae, which are involved in adherence, constitute an important pathogenic factor of Porphyromonas gingivalis. In vivo, however, the distribution of P. gingivalis-carrying fimbriae is unknown. The localization of P. gingivalis-carrying fimbriae was examined in situ. From 19 patients with severe periodontitis and P. gingivalis, we obtained 20 teeth with periodontal tissue attached, with and without immunolocalized fimbriae. Eleven teeth were subjected to light microscopy, 9 to electron microscopy. In 6 of the 11 samples examined, we detected positive reactions with an anti-P. gingivalis-fimbriae serum, located in the cementum-attached plaque area in the deep pocket zones. In the so-called 'plaque-free zones', P. gingivalis-carrying fimbriae were immunocytochemically observed to reside in contact with the dental cuticle in 6 of the 9 samples examined. These findings suggest that P. gingivalis-carrying fimbriae are strongly related to adherence to the root surface at the bottoms of human periodontal pockets.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0022-0345
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
83
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
941-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15557402-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15557402-Bacterial Adhesion, pubmed-meshheading:15557402-Dental Cementum, pubmed-meshheading:15557402-Dental Deposits, pubmed-meshheading:15557402-Dental Plaque, pubmed-meshheading:15557402-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15557402-Fimbriae, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:15557402-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15557402-Immune Sera, pubmed-meshheading:15557402-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:15557402-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15557402-Microscopy, Electron, Transmission, pubmed-meshheading:15557402-Microscopy, Immunoelectron, pubmed-meshheading:15557402-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15557402-Periodontal Pocket, pubmed-meshheading:15557402-Periodontitis, pubmed-meshheading:15557402-Porphyromonas gingivalis, pubmed-meshheading:15557402-Tooth Root
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Localization of Porphyromonas gingivalis-carrying fimbriae in situ in human periodontal pockets.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Restorative Dentistry and Endodontology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, 1-8 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. noiri@dent.osaka-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't