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. 1986 Sep;53(3):671–677. doi: 10.1128/iai.53.3.671-677.1986

Potential role of microorganisms isolated from periodontal lesions in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease.

T E Van Dyke, V R Dowell Jr, S Offenbacher, W Snyder, T Hersh
PMCID: PMC260846  PMID: 3462153

Abstract

A total of 20 patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis) were evaluated with regard to the role of infectious agents and host response. Patients were selected based upon oral manifestations of their disease, 10 with periodontal disease and 10 without. Microbiologic studies of the periodontal flora of IBD-affected patients revealed a unique microflora composed predominantly of small, motile, gram-negative rods, which were most consistent with the genus Wolinella. Further studies of the host response of these patients revealed a serum-mediated defect in neutrophil chemotaxis in all 10 patients with periodontal disease. Neutrophil phagocytosis was normal. In vitro studies of neutrophil function in response to Wolinella extracts and culture supernatants revealed inhibition of neutrophil chemotaxis in a dose-response fashion. The organism was chemokinetic for neutrophils but not chemotactic. The data suggest that unusual microorganisms colonizing the oral cavity of IBD patients potentially play a role in the pathogenesis of the disease as infectious agents or modifiers of the host response or both.

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