[Inhibition of the immune response due to the volatile fatty acids produced by anaerobic bacteria in the periodontal pocket]

C Eftimiadi; M Tonetti; R Massara; M Ferrarini; A Gandolfo; P E Mangiante

[Inhibition of the immune response due to the volatile fatty acids produced by anaerobic bacteria in the periodontal pocket]

Minerva Stomatol. 1990 May;39(5):357-60.

[Article in Italian]

Authors

C Eftimiadi¹, M Tonetti, R Massara, M Ferrarini, A Gandolfo, P E Mangiante

Affiliation

¹ Università di Genova, Istituto di Microbiologia.

PMID: 2381398

Abstract

Short-chain fatty acids produced by anaerobic bacteria of the periodontal pockets inhibit lymphocytes activation. The highest degrees of immunosuppressive activity is produced by butyric acid.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Bacteria, Anaerobic / immunology*
Bacteria, Anaerobic / metabolism
Fatty Acids, Volatile / biosynthesis
Fatty Acids, Volatile / immunology*
Humans
Immune Tolerance / drug effects
Immune Tolerance / immunology*
Immunity, Cellular / drug effects
Immunity, Cellular / immunology
Lymphocyte Activation / drug effects
Lymphocyte Activation / immunology
Monocytes / drug effects
Monocytes / immunology
Periodontal Pocket / immunology*
Periodontal Pocket / microbiology
Periodontitis / immunology*
T-Lymphocytes / drug effects
T-Lymphocytes / immunology

Substances

Fatty Acids, Volatile