Effects of environmental agents on bacteria from the oral cavity
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Authors
Drake, Daniel R.
Issue Date
2004
Type
Presentation
Language
en_US
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Abstract
Current cancer research links Helicobacter pylori with stomach
cancer and the genus Neisseria with nuclei aberrations in the oral
cavity. In a similar model, preliminary results of a recent study
(Mager et al, 2002) showed that Capnocytophaga gingivalis and
Prevotella melaninogenica were associated with oral cancer lesions,
alluding to a possible role its development. The aim of this project
was to test the susceptibility of these two oral bacteria to
benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P), a potent carcinogen found in cigarette
smoke to test for the production of carcinogenic by-products. In a
separate study, the bacteria were exposed to curcumin, a
polyphenolic compound found in plant foods with antimicrobial and
anti-cancer properties.
Description
1 broadside : ill.
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Publisher
Kalamazoo College