The virulence of Streptococcus mutans and the ability to form biofilms

W Krzyściak, A Jurczak, D Kościelniak… - European Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
In some diseases, a very important role is played by the ability of bacteria to form multi-
dimensional complex structure known as biofilm. The most common disease of the oral …

Lysine lactylation regulates metabolic pathways and biofilm formation in Streptococcus mutans

Z Li, T Gong, Q Wu, Y Zhang, X Zheng, Y Li, B Ren… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
In eukaryotes, lactate produced during glycolysis is involved in regulating multiple metabolic
processes through lysine lactylation (Kla). To explore the potential link between metabolism …

[CARTE][B] Carbohydrates in food

AC Eliasson - 2006 - taylorfrancis.com
Continuing in the tradition of its well-received predecessor, Carbohydrates in Food, Second
Edition provides thorough and authoritative coverage of the chemical analysis, structure …

Fusobacterium nucleatum adheres to Clostridioides difficile via the RadD adhesin to enhance biofilm formation in intestinal mucus

MA Engevik, HA Danhof, J Auchtung, BT Endres… - Gastroenterology, 2021 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Although Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is known to involve the
disruption of the gut microbiota, little is understood regarding how mucus-associated …

Sugars and beyond. The role of sugars and the other nutrients and their potential impact on caries

RA Giacaman - Oral Diseases, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The traditional concept of caries as a multifactorial transmittable and infectious disease has
been challenged. Novel conceptual ideas have come to add to the complexity of this highly …

Impact of orally administered lozenges with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 on the number of salivary mutans …

A Toiviainen, H Jalasvuori, E Lahti, U Gursoy… - Clinical oral …, 2015 - Springer
Objectives The aim was to evaluate the effects of orally administered Lactobacillus
rhamnosus GG (LGG) and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 (BB-12) on the …

Novel calcium phosphate nanocomposite with caries-inhibition in a human in situ model

MAS Melo, MD Weir, LKA Rodrigues, HHK Xu - Dental Materials, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Secondary caries at the restoration margins remains the main reason for
failure. Although calcium phosphate (CaP) composites are promising for caries inhibition …

Statins and Antimicrobial Effects: Simvastatin as a Potential Drug against Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm

TS Graziano, MC Cuzzullin, GC Franco… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Statins are important lipid-lowering agents with other pleiotropic effects. Several studies
have explored a possible protective effect of statins to reduce the morbidity and mortality of …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis of bioactive glass-based coating by plasma electrolytic oxidation: untangling a new deposition pathway toward titanium implant surfaces

RC Costa, JGS Souza, JM Cordeiro, M Bertolini… - Journal of colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hypothesis Although bioactive glass (BG) particle coatings were previously developed by
different methods, poor particle adhesion to surfaces and reduced biological effects because …

[HTML][HTML] S. mutans biofilm model to evaluate antimicrobial substances and enamel demineralization

RA Ccahuana-Vásquez, JA Cury - Brazilian oral research, 2010 - SciELO Brasil
The aim of this study was to validate a model of S. mutans biofilm formation, which
simulated'feast-famine'episodes of exposure to sucrose that occur in the oral cavity, showed …