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JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS
卷 48, 期 8, 页码 1038-1045出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2022.04.014
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Fusobacterium nucleatum; microbiome analysis; gut flora; apical periodontitis
This study analyzed the effects of F. nucleatum on bacterial flora in the gut and surrounding organs in a rat model of apical periodontitis. The results showed the presence of F. nucleatum in the rat gut and kidney, and significant changes in the bacterial flora of the rat gut, heart, liver, and kidney. This suggests that apical periodontitis may lead to bacterial transmission from the oral cavity to the systemic circulation, affecting the gut and other organs.
Introduction: Fusobacterium nucleatum, which is involved in the development of periodontal disease and apical lesions, can be transmitted to the colon and metastasize to colorectal cancer, suggesting a link between oral and systemic diseases. We analyzed the effects of F. nucleatum on bacterial flora in the gut and surrounding organs in a rat model of apical periodontitis and analyzed the infection route to the gut and distant organs. Methods: We induced apical periodontitis in rat molars by infecting the dental pulp with F. nucleatum and then took X-ray images and performed histopathologic analyses. Next, we removed the maxilla, gut, heart, liver, and kidney from the rats at 0, 2, 4, and 8 weeks postsurgery and then extracted DNA samples and performed polymerase chain reaction and microbiome analyses using the Illumina MiSeq (Illumina Co, Tokyo, Japan). Results: The presence of inflammatory cell infiltration confirmed apical periodontitis from 2-8 weeks. Polymerase chain reaction and microbiome analyses revealed F. nucleatum in the rat gut from 2 weeks and in the kidney from 8 weeks. The rat gut, heart, liver, and kidney exhibited altered bacterial flora, including a marked decrease in Verrucomicrobia and an increase in Proteobacteria after 2 weeks and increases in Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes after 4 weeks. Conclusions: The onset of F. nucleatum-induced apical periodontitis changed the bacterial flora in the rat gut, heart, liver, and kidney, with a confirmed progressing infection in the large intestines.
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