Streptococcus mutansの調節効果を活用する 歯磨きに対する治療的介入のための2つのコンポーネントの信号変換システム

Bingrun Qiu1, Yalan Deng1, Zhiheng Yi1

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Frontier Innovation Center for Dental Medicine Plus, Department of Preventive Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

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まとめ

変異性菌 Streptococcus mutansは 生物膜を形成することで 虫歯を引き起こします その2つの成分システム (TCS) は生存と毒性を調節し,虫歯予防のための潜在的な治療目標を提供します.

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