Quorum Sensing in Oral Biofilms: Influence on Host Cells
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Common Oral Diseases and the Possible Role of Quorum Sensing
- Dental Caries (tooth decay)
- Periodontitis (gum diseases)
- Oral carcinoma (cancer)
3. Quorum Sensing in the Oral Cavity
4. Influence of Autoinducer Peptides on Host Cells
5. Influence of Oral N-Acyl Homoserine Lactones on Host Cells
5.1. Quorum Sensing Molecules Produced by Gram-Negative Oral Bacteria
5.2. Immune Responses to Oral AHLs
5.3. Oral AHL Molecules Influence on Bitter Taste Receptors
5.4. Potential Carcinogenic Influence of AHLs
6. Influence of the Universal QS Molecule Autoinducer-2 on Host Cells
6.1. AI-2 Communication in the Oral Cavity
6.2. Immune Activation by AI-2
6.3. Interactions between AI-2 QSMs and the Periodontium
7. Conclusions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Nagi, M.; Chapple, I.L.C.; Sharma, P.; Kuehne, S.A.; Hirschfeld, J. Quorum Sensing in Oral Biofilms: Influence on Host Cells. Microorganisms 2023, 11, 1688. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11071688
Nagi M, Chapple ILC, Sharma P, Kuehne SA, Hirschfeld J. Quorum Sensing in Oral Biofilms: Influence on Host Cells. Microorganisms. 2023; 11(7):1688. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11071688
Chicago/Turabian StyleNagi, Malee, Iain L. C. Chapple, Praveen Sharma, Sarah A. Kuehne, and Josefine Hirschfeld. 2023. "Quorum Sensing in Oral Biofilms: Influence on Host Cells" Microorganisms 11, no. 7: 1688. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11071688