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Detection of periodontal bacterial DNA in serum and synovial fluid in refractory rheumatoid arthritis patients
Author(s) -
MartinezMartinez Rita E.,
AbudMendoza Carlos,
PatiñoMarin Nuria,
RizoRodríguez Juan C.,
Little James W.,
LoyolaRodríguez Juan Pablo
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.2009.01496.x
Subject(s) - prevotella intermedia , synovial fluid , porphyromonas gingivalis , rheumatoid arthritis , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , arthritis , prevotella , agar plate , microbiological culture , dentistry , immunology , periodontitis , bacteria , pathology , biology , osteoarthritis , genetics , alternative medicine
Aim: To identify periodontal bacterial DNA (PBDNA) by PCR in subgingival dental plaque (SDP), serum and synovial fluid (SF) of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with periodontal disease (PD) patients and to explore the possible PBDNA transport pathways from mouth to joints. Methods: This cross‐sectional prolective study involved 19 subjects with RA and PD. Informed consent, health and dental questionnaires were obtained. SDP, SF and serum samples were obtained, and leucocytes were isolated from blood. DNA was extracted and PCR assays to detect main PD species were carried out. Cultures on agar plates and broth, from each sample, were performed. Results: Hundred percentage of patients showed PBDNA in SDP and SF and 83.5% in serum. Prevotella intermedia (89.4% and 73.6%) and Porphyromonas gingivalis (57.8% and 42.1%) were the species most frequently detected in SDP and SF, respectively. In SDP, 4.05 different bacterial species were found followed by 1.19 in serum and 2.26 in SF. Culture onto agar plates and broth did not show any bacterial growth, leucocytes were not positive to PBDNA by PCR. Conclusion: This study suggests that PBDNA could have a role on the RA aetiology. The possible pathway of transport of PBDNA from mouth to joints could be via the free form of DNA.