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Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Serotypes and Leukotoxicity in Korean Localized Juvenile Periodontitis
Author(s) -
Chung HyunJu,
Chung ChongPyoung,
Son SeongHeui,
Nisengard Russell J.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.1989.60.9.506
Subject(s) - serotype , actinobacillus , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , pathogenesis , aggressive periodontitis , periodontitis , pasteurellaceae , virology , immunology , medicine , antibiotics , haemophilus influenzae
actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans is thought to play an important role in the pathogenesis of localized juvenile Periodontitis (LJP). Preliminary data suggested that the serotype distribution of A. actinomycetemcomitans in Korea and the United States differ. This study evaluated A. actinomycetemcomitans prevalence, serotype distribution, and leukotoxicity in Korean LJP patients by culture, enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay, indirect immunofluorescence, and lactate dehydrogenase release from polymorphonuclear leukocytes exposed to A. actinomycetemcomitans. A. actinomycetemcomitans occurred in 75% of LJP lesions and 6% of normal sites with approximately equal distribution of serotype a, b, and c. Single serotypes were isolated from nine patients while three patients harbored two serotypes either in the same or different disease sites. A. actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxicity occurred in 22% isolates with a 69% prevalence. Individual sites harbored both leukotoxic and non‐leukotoxic strains with no serotype association. The distribution of serotypes and leukotoxic strains of A. actinomycetemcomitans in Korean LJP patients differed from those reported in the United States. This suggests that serotype b may not be more important in the pathogenesis of LJP. ( J Periodontol 1989:60:506–511.)