Correlation between detection rates of periodontopathic bacterial DNA in coronary stenotic artery plaque [corrected] and in dental plaque samples.
Utilizing PCR, the 16S rRNA detection rates for Porphyromonas gingivalis, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Bacteroides forsythus, Treponema denticola, and Campylobacter rectus in samples of stenotic coronary artery plaques were determined to be 21.6, 23.3, 5.9, 23.5, and 15.7%, respectively. The detection rates for P. gingivalis and C. rectus correlated with their presence in subgingival plaque.
Department of Microbiology, Oral Health Science Center, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan. ishihara@tdc.ac.jp
Kazuyuki
K
Ishihara
Akihiro
A
Nabuchi
Rieko
R
Ito
Kouji
K
Miyachi
Howard K
HK
Kuramitsu
Katsuji
K
Okuda
D016976:Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D044883:Campylobacter rectus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D016966:Porphyromonas gingivalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014208:Treponema / Q000302:isolation & purification
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S