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Food Science & Technology
Tolulope Joshua Ashaolu, Samuel Fernandez-Tome
Summary: Probiotics play important roles in maintaining immune balance and homeostasis at mucosal surfaces, modulating immune function and improving disease states through various mechanisms. However, the effects of probiotics may vary in different individuals, necessitating more clinical trials and advanced technologies to investigate further.
TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sandrine Nugteren, Janneke N. Samsom
Summary: SLPI is a protein expressed mainly by epithelial cells at mucosal surfaces, with functions including inhibition of proteases, antimicrobial activity, and suppression of inflammatory responses. It maintains homeostasis at barrier tissues, regulates the threshold of inflammatory immune responses, and protects the host from infection.
CYTOKINE & GROWTH FACTOR REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Marta Munoz, Emma Busoms, Javi Vilarrasa, Matteo Albertini, Vanessa Ruiz-Magaz, Jose Nart
Summary: This study evaluated 1-year bone-level changes around subcrestal platform-switching implants with 1 or 3 mm definitive abutments. Results showed that implants with 3 mm abutments were associated with minimal inter-proximal bone loss. Initial vertical mucosal thickness was not correlated with bone loss.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Yubing Zhu, Ling Ma, Wenting Wei, Xiang Li, Yuxiao Chang, Zhiyuan Pan, Hong Gao, Ruifu Yang, Yujing Bi, Lei Ding
Summary: The gut microbiota plays a significant role in the development of colorectal cancer, but research on mucosal microbiota is limited. In this study, a culture-based method was used to analyze mucosal bacteria from colorectal cancer and normal tissues, revealing tissue-specific bacteria that may be associated with tumor occurrence and development.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Ronaldo Silva Cruz, Cleidiel Aparecido Araujo Lemos, Jessica Marcela de Luna Gomes, Hiskell Francine Fernandes e Oliveira, Eduardo Piza Pellizzer, Fellippo Ramos Verri
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the relationship between the performance of dental implants and their occlusogingival placement. The results suggest that both crestal and subcrestal bone level implants are clinically acceptable in terms of peri-implant tissue parameters and implant-supported restoration survival.
JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Biomaterials
Fahimeh Tabatabaei, Morteza Rasoulianboroujeni, Amir Yadegari, Sanaz Tajik, Keyvan Moharamzadeh, Lobat Tayebi
Summary: This study introduces a novel approach to combine tissue-engineered human bone with oral mucosa, aiming to improve cell growth and tissue integration. Results indicate that the new method of adhesion leads to better biological outcomes compared to traditional methods.
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
(2021)
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Immunology
Cecilia Svanberg, Rada Ellegard, Elisa Crisci, Mohammad Khalid, Ninnie Borendal Wodlin, Maria Svenvik, Sofia Nystrom, Kenzie Birse, Adam Burgener, Esaki M. Shankar, Marie Larsson
Summary: Exposure of cervical biopsies to complement-opsonized HIV increased the rate of infection, with enhanced expression of genes and proteins associated with viral replication. The findings suggest that HIV opsonization alters signaling pathways in cervical mucosa to promote viral establishment and infection, laying a foundation for further studies on early HIV-induced events in pathogenesis.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Zvi Artzi, Uri Renert, Erez Netanely, Daniel S. Thoma, Marilena Vered
Summary: This study examined the composition of lining and masticatory mucosa at implant sites before and after tissue augmentation procedures using VCMX. The results showed that there were increases in mean RPL in both MM and LM areas following augmentation, but no significant differences in RP density or collagen fiber arrangements pre- and post-augmentation. Overall, the augmentation with VCMX did not alter the composition of lining and masticatory mucosa at implant sites.
CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Varun Vyas, Niranjan G. Kotla, Yury Rochev, Anup Poudel, Manus Biggs
Summary: Alternating current scanning electrochemical microscopy (AC-SECM) is a powerful tool for studying the electrochemical reactivity of surfaces, including biological interfaces and metallic surfaces. AC-SECM imaging is derived from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), which has been used for a century to describe molecular behavior in solution or on surfaces. This technique has important predictive implications for developing minimally invasive and smart medical devices by measuring tissue electrochemical changes.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Berkay Tokuc, Bahadir Kan
Summary: This study compared peri-implant soft tissue health, crestal bone loss, and buccal bone thickness around triangular cross-section neck (TN) or round neck (RN) implants. The results showed that after a 5-year follow-up, patients with TN implants had better crestal bone preservation compared to those with RN implants. However, both groups showed similar results in peri-implant soft tissue health and buccal bone thickness.
CLINICAL ORAL IMPLANTS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Brianna Traxinger, Sarah C. Vick, Amanda Woodward-Davis, Valentin Voillet, Jami R. Erickson, Julie Czartoski, Candice Teague, Martin Prlic, Jennifer M. Lund
Summary: Regulatory T cells in mucosal tissues exhibit distinct characteristics and activation, which may have implications for immune responses and vaccine design.
MUCOSAL IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Ping Sun, Dan Yu, Xin Luo, Antian Xu, Yi Feng, Fu-Ming He
Summary: This study evaluated the short-term effect of dental implant placement, mucosa thickness, and their combined effects on marginal bone loss. The results showed that the marginal bone loss was lowest when the initial biologic width was between 2.85 and 3.40 mm. Additionally, implants placed in thick gingiva and even with the bone level showed less alveolar marginal bone loss.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL IMPLANTS
(2022)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Catherine Potts, Julia Schearer, Thomas A. Sebrell, Dominic Bair, Becky Ayler, Jordan Love, Jennifer Dankoff, Paul R. Harris, Dominique Zosso, Diane Bimczok
Summary: MNPs play key roles in mucosal tissues by inducing and maintaining immune responses to pathogens. A MATLAB-based platform, MNPmApp, was developed to analyze the density and distribution of MNPs in the gastrointestinal mucosa. The study showed that MNPmApp is a reliable and user-friendly tool for unbiased quantitation of MNPs and their distribution at mucosal sites.
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Carlos Garaicoa-Pazmino, Gustavo Mendonca, Alice Ou, Hsun-Liang Chan, James Mailoa, Fernando Suarez-Lopez Del Amo, Hom-Lay Wang
Summary: The aim of this study was comparing clinical parameters and marginal bone levels around tissue level implants in patients with different vertical mucosal phenotypes. The results showed that there were no significant differences in implant performance between patients with thin and thick mucosal phenotypes after 1 year of follow-up.
JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Shannon McLoughlin, Abigail Ruth McKenna, John P. Fisher
Summary: Thinmembranous tissues (TMTs) are complex anatomical structures consisting of multiple stratified cell layers less than 100 μm in thickness. The fabrication of biomimetic TMTs is challenging due to their microscale architecture. Tissue engineering has emerged as a popular strategy to replace damaged TMTs, overcoming limitations of autologous and allogeneic tissue sources. This Review provides an overview of existing TMT fabrication strategies, their resolution and material capabilities, and the advantages and disadvantages of each technique.
ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS
(2023)