Localized microbially induced inflammation influences distant healthy tissues in the human oral cavity
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Localized microbially induced inflammation influences distant healthy tissues in the human oral cavity
Abstract
Variation in human immune response to the same bacterial or viral pathogen is well established in the literature. Variation in immune response to microbial challenge has also been observed within the human oral cavity. Our recent study focused on characterizing observed variations in microbially induced gingival inflammation-resulting in three distinct clinical Inflammatory Responder Types (IRTs): High-IRT, Low-IRT, and Slow-IRT. Here, we applied a high-resolution temporal multiomic analysis during microbially induced inflammation in order to characterize the effects of localized oral inflammation on distant healthy tissues in young healthy adults. Our results highlight a nonlocalized subclinical effect with alterations in proinflammatory host mediators and an ecological shift toward dysbiosis within the subgingival microbiome in an IRT-dependent manner-despite maintained oral hygiene. Our results provide mechanistic insight into how healthy tissues within humans are influenced by distant localized inflammation and may ultimately become susceptible to disease.
Keywords: experimental gingivitis; host response; mucosal inflammation; periodontal disease; subgingival microbiome.
Conflict of interest statement
The authors declare no competing interest.
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