Abstract
Treponema denticola is a potent periodontal pathogen that forms a red complex with Porphyromonas gingivalis and Tannerella forsythia. It has many virulence factors, yet there are only a few reports detailing these factors. Among them, dentilisin is a well-documented surface protease. Dentilisin is reported to be involved in nutrient uptake, bacterial coaggregation, complement activation, evasion of the host immune system, inhibition of the hemostasis system, and cell invasion as a result of its action, in addition to its original proteolysis function. Therefore, characterization of dentilisin, and clarifying the relationship between T. denticola and the onset of periodontal disease will be important to better understanding this disease. In this chapter, we explain the methods for analysis of dentilisin activity and pathogenicity.
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