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Mitochondrial Dysfunction in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Oral Inflammatory Diseases

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DOI: 10.3390/ijms242015483

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mitochondrial dysfunction; oxidative stress; redox balance; periodontitis pathogenesis; periodontitis treatment

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Oral inflammatory diseases (OIDs) are common diseases that can pose a threat to oral and overall health if not properly treated. Recent evidence suggests that mitochondrial dysfunction plays a critical role in the development and progression of OIDs. Therefore, exploring therapeutic strategies targeting mitochondrial dysfunction is important for oral-related research.
Oral inflammatory diseases (OIDs) include many common diseases such as periodontitis and pulpitis. The causes of OIDs consist microorganism, trauma, occlusal factors, autoimmune dis-eases and radiation therapy. When treated unproperly, such diseases not only affect oral health but also pose threat to people's overall health condition. Therefore, identifying OIDs at an early stage and exploring new therapeutic strategies are important tasks for oral-related research. Mitochondria are crucial organelles for many cellular activities and disruptions of mitochondrial function not only affect cellular metabolism but also indirectly influence people's health and life span. Mitochondrial dysfunction has been implicated in many common polygenic diseases, including cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Recently, increasing evidence suggests that mitochondrial dysfunction plays a critical role in the development and progression of OIDs and its associated systemic diseases. In this review, we elucidated the critical insights into mitochondrial dysfunction and its involvement in the inflammatory responses in OIDs. We also summarized recent research progresses on the treatment of OIDs targeting mitochondrial dysfunction and discussed the underlying mechanisms.

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