West China Journal of Stomatology ›› 2019, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (4): 422-427.doi: 10.7518/hxkq.2019.04.016

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Role of autophagy in the pathogenesis of periodontitis

Longyi Mo1,Xiaoyue Jia2,Chengcheng Liu3,Xuedong Zhou2,Xin Xu2()   

  1. 1.State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
    2.State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Dept. of Cariology and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
    3.State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Dept. of Periodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
  • Received:2018-03-09 Revised:2019-04-20 Online:2019-08-01 Published:2019-08-23
  • Contact: Xin Xu E-mail:xin.xu@scu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    The National Natural Science Foundation of China(81600871);The National Natural Science Foundation of China(81771099);Foundation of the Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province(2016JY0006);Foundation of the Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province(2017029)

Abstract:

Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of periodontal tissues initiated by oral biofilm. Cellular autophagy is an effective weapon against bacterial infection. Recent studies have shown that autophagy not only promotes the removal of bacteria and toxins from infected cells, but also helps to suppress the inflammatory response to maintain the homeostasis of intracellular environment, which is closely related to the development of periodontitis. Here, we reviewed the relationship between autophagy and periodontitis from three aspects: the interactions between autophagy and periodontal pathogen infection, the regulation of autophagy and immune inflammatory responses, and the relationship between autophagy and alveolar bone metabolism. We aim to provide ideas for further study on the mechanisms of autophagy and periodontitis, and ultimately contribute to a better prevention and treatment of periodontitis.

Key words: periodontitis, autophagy, immunity, inflammation

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