在利比亚患者的慢性牙周炎中查17F介质素基因多态和八种下病原体
Eshraq Alsherif1,2, Inas Alhudiri3, Mouna ElJilani3
1Department of Life Sciences, Division of Microbiology, School of Basic Sciences, Libyan Academy, Tripoli, Libya.
The Libyan journal of medicine
|June 22, 2023
概括
慢性牙周炎 (CP) 与特定的牙下病原体和遗传因素有关. 这项研究发现P. intermedia是利比亚人的关键病原体,并确定了一种可能与CP严重程度相关的新型IL-17F基因变异.
科学领域:
- 牙周病学 牙周病学
- 遗传学 遗传学 是一个
- 微生物学 微生物学
背景情况:
- 慢性牙周炎 (CP) 是一种由病原体,遗传和环境因素影响的炎症状况.
- 干白素17 (IL-17) 细胞因子与CP病原发生有关.
- 了解下病原体和宿主基因之间的相互作用对于CP管理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在利比亚的皮肤病患者中,研究八种下病原体和IL-17F基因单核酸多态 (SNPs) 之间的关联.
- 在利比亚人口中识别与CP相关的特定细菌物种.
- 探索IL-17F基因变异在CP的发展和严重性中的作用.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及100名年龄在25-65岁之间的个体的病例控制研究.
- 多重PCR使用16SrRNA开头检测从纸质点样品中的子牙病原体.
- 桑格测序用于从口腔拭片DNA中识别IL-17F基因多态.
主要成果:
- 七种下牙病原体与CP具有高度显著的关联 (p<0.0001).
- 在一些病例中,发现了 *P.intermedia* (100%), *T.forsythia* (96%), *T.denticola* 和 *E.corrodens* (92%) 的高患病率.
- 一个新的IL-17F基因变异 (c.*34G>A) 与CP相关 (p=0.010),而IL-17F (rs763780) 显示没有关联 (p=0.334).
结论:
- *P.intermedia*被确定为利比亚人口中CP的关键病原体.
- 一种IL-17F基因的新型变异可能导致慢性牙周炎的严重程度.
- 需要进一步的研究,以阐明这些病原体和遗传因素与CP联系的确切机制.
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