Exposure of Porphyromonas gingivalis to cortisol increases bacterial growth
Articles > Article · 2013
Authors: Aliye AKCALI, Olivier HUCK, Nurcan Gülsüm BUDUNELİ, Jean-Luc DAVİDEAU, Timur KÖSE, Henri TENENBAUM
Archives of Oral Biology, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2013, vol 59, pp 30-34
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2013.09.003
Summary
Objective: Psychological stress is considered as a risk factor for periodontal diseases. The stress-related hormone, cortisol is one of the main molecules released during human stress response and is found in plasma and gingival crevicular fluid. This hormone has been suggested to modify composition of subgingival biofilms. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of exposure to cortisol on Porphyrornonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) growth.