Open AccessPyrostegia venusta (Ker Gawl.) miers crude extract and fractions: prevention of dental biofilm formation and immunomodulatory capacity
Author(s) -
Mayara Brito de Sousa,
José Otávio Carréra Silva Júnior,
Wagner Luiz Ramos Barbosa,
Erika da Silva Valério,
Andriele da Mata Lima,
Marlon Heggdorne de Araújo,
Michelle Frazão Muzitano,
Celso Vataru Nakamura,
João Carlos Palazzo de Mello,
Francisco Martins Teixeira
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pharmacognosy magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4062
pISSN - 0973-1296
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1296.182150
Subject(s) - streptococcus mutans , biofilm , microbiology and biotechnology , candida albicans , peripheral blood mononuclear cell , population , corpus albicans , cytotoxicity , streptococcus mitis , dental plaque , chemistry , medicine , biology , bacteria , biochemistry , in vitro , streptococcus , genetics , environmental health
Caries and periodontal diseases remain as important diseases in the Brazilian population. One important pathogen associated with this situation is Streptococcus mutans and other important factor is this pathogen's ability to adhere firmly to the tooth surface leading to dental biofilm formation and caries development.