West China Journal of Stomatology ›› 2017, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (6): 654-658.doi: 10.7518/hxkq.2017.06.017

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Research advances on the molecular mechanism of autophagy regulated by Porphyromonas gingivalis

Yan Zhao1(), Yang Yu2, Yurong Kou1,2()   

  1. 1. Dept. of Periodontics, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang 110002, China
    2. Dept. of Oral Biology, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang 110002, China
  • Received:2017-02-14 Revised:2017-05-12 Online:2017-12-20 Published:2017-12-01
  • Supported by:
    Supported by: The National Natural Science Foundation of China (81300886).

Abstract:

Autophagy is an intracellular conservative degradation pathway. This event has been considered as a key step in host defense against bacterial infection. However, Porphyromonas gingivalis, as one of the evidence-sufficient periodontal pathogens, can utilize self-induced autophagy to achieve persistent intracellular survival and proliferation, which enable this organism to escape from host immune surveillance. This review focuses on molecular mechanism of P. gingivalis internali-zation and autophagy to illuminate its pathogenesis and to further explore the relationship between P. gingivalis and systemic diseases.

Key words: Porphyromonas gingivalis, autophagy, vascular endothelial cell, gingival epithelial cell

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