1/17 Kingsley Periodontal Immunology Flashcards
Periodontal disease consists of an intersection between 2 different concepts, which are:
- dysbiosis
- dysregulation of immune response
Dysbiosis
shift towards pathogenic bacteria
Dysregulation of the immune response is a result of:
Infection
Biofilm development allows more ____ which allow ______ to develop
Gram-negatives and anaerobes; gingivitis and periodontal disease
Factors that influence biofilm development
- diet
- hygiene
- behavior
What is GCF?
gingival crevicular fluid
GCF contains:
- PMN (neutrophils)
- may by IL-8 present
- some macrophages, other WBC
Clinical assessment of periodontal health (healthy individual)
- low levels of inflammatory cytokines (IL-1, IL-6, TNF-a)
- low levels of inflammatory metabolites (PGE2, LTB4)
Initial lesions: Two to four days after cessation of oral hygiene there is a marked increase in ______ and marked shift towards _____
biofilm thickness and complexity; gram-negative anaerobes
In initial lesions of gingivitis/periodontitis, GCF shift ____ . LPS induces ____ which triggers inflammation. More ____ (cell types) are found
gram-negatives (secondary, tertiary); IL-8; PMN, Th1, macrophages
Clinical assessment of early lesions
- increasing levels of inflammatory cytokines
- increasing levels of inflammatory metabolites
- stark increase in PMN (neutrophil) numbers
- Increase in Th1 (T-cells, macrophages)
- bleeding upon probing
Cardinal sign of periodontal disease
Bleeding upon probing
Bleeding upon probing begins in what stage of periodontal disease development?
Early lesions
Established and advanced lesions in periodontitis are comprised of:
- intense PMN infiltrate
- lymphocytic infiltrate begins (B-cells, Th2)
- blood allows antibodies (IgG), complement cascade active
- Th1/Th2 cytokines trigger bone destruction
- bacterial proteases and host cytokines
Microbiology of periodontal immunology: what bacteria are found in periodontitis?
- Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (AA)
- Porphyromonas gingivalis
- Tannerella forsythia
- Treponema denticola
gram-negative anaerobic rods and spirochetes
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (AA) - virulence factors
- LtxA
- chemotactic factor
- immunosuppressive factor
- ompA
LtxA is a virulence factor produced by ____ and it is a ____
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (AA); PMN toxin (kills neutrophils)
Chemotactic factor is a virulence factor produced by ____ and it is a _____
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (AA); PMN inhibitor
Immunosuppressive factor is produced by ____ and it is a _____
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (AA); IgM/IgG inhibitor
What is ompA?
Complement inhibitor (produced by Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans AA)
_____ produced by P. gingivalis, degrades inflammatory cytokines
Gingipains
_____ stimulates P. gingivalis gingipain production
T. denticola
____ makes a lot of proteases and BspA for adhesion
Tannerella forsythia
____ is resistant to human beta-defensins
T. denticola
During periodontal disease initiation and progression, the normal immune response to GCF bacteria insult is _____. ____ produce IL-8
PMN (neutrophils); Junctional epithelium and PMN
IL-8 function
PMN chemoattractant (neutrophils)
Continual biofilm accumulation without intervention (hygiene) causes:
- increased inflammatory cytokines (IL-1, IL-6, TNF-a)
- Th1 response
Inflammatory cytokine overload induces:
Bone resorption