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群体感应调控口腔菌群互作网络在牙周炎中的研究进展

Research Progress on Quorum Sensing-Regulated Oral Microbial Interaction Networks in Periodontitis

  • 摘要: 群体感应(quorum sensing, QS)是细菌通过分泌信号分子实现细胞间通讯并协调群体行为的机制,在口腔菌群互作及牙周炎发生发展中发挥关键作用。本文就近几年来群体感应调控口腔菌群互作网络在牙周炎中的研究进展进行综述,重点阐述其通过调控口腔致病菌的生物膜形成、毒力因子表达及菌群互作网络参与牙周炎进程的分子机制,并探讨了以群体感应系统为靶点的牙周炎治疗新策略。尽管现有的证据表明牙周炎本质上是口腔微生物群落失衡(dysbiosis)驱动的慢性炎症性疾病,但微生物如何通过“群落动态-宿主互作-微环境调控”网络触发并放大炎症损伤,其具体机制仍未明晰。因此,探讨以QS系统为靶点的治疗新策略,为牙周炎临床治疗提供潜在靶点与创新思路。

     

    Abstract: Quorum sensing (QS) is a mechanism by which bacteria communicate and coordinate group behaviors through the secretion of signaling molecules, playing a critical role in oral microbial interactions and the pathogenesis of periodontitis. This review summarizes recent advances in QS-mediated regulation of oral microbial interaction networks in periodontitis, focusing on the molecular mechanisms that modulate biofilm formation, virulence factor expression, and pathogen community dynamics. In addition, novel QS-targeted therapeutic strategies are discussed. Although periodontitis is fundamentally a chronic inflammatory disease driven by oral dysbiosis, the precise mechanisms by which microbes trigger and amplify inflammatory damage through the "community dynamics-host interaction-microenvironment" axis remain unclear. Therefore, exploring novel therapeutic strategies targeting the QS system offers potential targets and innovative approaches for the clinical treatment of periodontitis.

     

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