Journal
PERIODONTOLOGY 2000
Volume 87, Issue 1, Pages 325-339Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/prd.12404
Keywords
herpesviruses; inflammation; microRNAs; periodontal disease; post-transcriptional regulation; saliva
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- NIH/NIDCR [R01DE027980, R03DE027147]
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Periodontitis is characterized by pathologic loss of the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone, caused by herpesviruses and specific bacteria acting synergistically as major pathogens. Genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors modulate disease severity, while microRNAs play a crucial role in maintaining tissue homeostasis.
Periodontitis is a multi-etiologic infection characterized clinically by pathologic loss of the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone. Herpesviruses and specific bacterial species are major periodontal pathogens that cooperate synergistically in producing severe periodontitis. Cellular immunity against herpesviruses and humoral immunity against bacteria are key periodontal host defenses. Genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors are modifiers of periodontal disease severity. MicroRNAs are a class of noncoding, gene expression-based, posttranscriptional regulatory RNAs of great importance for maintaining tissue homeostasis. Aberrant expression of microRNAs has been associated with several medical diseases. Periodontal tissue cells and herpesviruses elaborate several microRNAs that are of current research interest. This review attempts to conceptualize the role of periodontal microRNAs in the pathogenesis of periodontitis. The diagnostic potential of salivary microRNAs is also addressed. Employment of microRNA technology in periodontics represents an interesting new preventive and therapeutic possibility.
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