title: Genetic characteristics and pathogenic mechanisms of periodontal pathogens.
abstract: Periodontal disease is caused by a group of bacteria that utilize a variety of strategies and molecular mechanisms to evade or overcome host defenses. Recent research has uncovered new evidence illuminating interesting aspects of the virulence of these bacteria and their genomic variability. This paper summarizes some of the strategies utilized by the major species - Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Tannerella forsythia, Treponema denticola, and Porphyromonas gingivalis - implicated in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease. Whole-genome sequencing of 14 diverse A. actinomycetemcomitans strains has revealed variations in their genetic content (ranging between 0.4% and 19.5%) and organization. Strikingly, isolates from human periodontal sites showed no genomic changes during persistent colonization. T. forsythia manipulates the cytokine responses of macrophages and monocytes through its surface glycosylation. Studies have revealed that bacterial surface-expressed O-linked glycans modulate T-cell responses during periodontal inflammation. Periodontal pathogens belonging to the "red complex" consortium express neuraminidases, which enables them to scavenge sialic acid from host glycoconjugates. Analysis of recent data has demonstrated that the cleaved sialic acid acts as an important nutrient for bacterial growth and a molecule for the decoration of bacteria surfaces to help evade the host immune attack. In addition, bacterial entry into host cells is also an important prerequisite for the lifestyle of periodontal pathogens such as P. gingivalis. Studies have shown that, after its entry into the cell, this bacterium uses multiple sorting pathways destined for autophagy, lysosomes, or recycling pathways. In addition, P. gingivalis releases outer membrane vesicles which enter cells via endocytosis and cause cellular functional impairment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Dentistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, 1-8 Yamadaoka, Suita-Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Honma
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Settem
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D001692:Biological Transport; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D006031:Glycosylation; D006801:Humans; D009439:Neuraminidase / Q000378:metabolism; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D009439:Neuraminidase
keywords: capsule; complement resistance; genomic islands; membrane trafficking; neuraminidases; surface glycosylation
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