Researchers at the School of Dentistry, University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) were the first to report the link between gum disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Now two new studies from the same research group at the School of Dentistry demonstrate that progress is being made in making much stronger connections between gum disease in the mouth and deteriorating brain function.
Abstract: Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Antimicrobial, Polarizing Light, and Paired Helical Filament Properties of Fragmented Tau Peptides of Selected Putative Gingipains https://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/jad220486
Abstract: journal of alzheimer’s disease reports.
Porphyromonas gingivalis Conditioned Medium Induces Amyloidogenic Processing of the Amyloid-β Protein Precursor upon in vitro Infection of SH-SY5Y Cells.
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Background: Cleavage of the amyloid-β protein precursor (AβPP) mediated by host secretase enzymes, releases several fragments including amyloid-β (Aβ40 and Aβ42). Objective: To determine if Porphyromonas gingivalis conditioned medium cleaved AβPP to release Aβ40 and Aβ42.
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