Understanding the nature of pathogen host interaction may help improve strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) cultivars. Plant resistance to pathogenic agents usually operates through a complex network of defense mechanisms mediated by a diverse array of signaling molecules. In strawberry, resistance to a variety of pathogens has been reported to be mostly polygenic and quantitatively inherited, maki...

110 disabled and 110 normal healthy children with the age range from 3 to 14 were examined in this cross sectional study. The average number of decayed tooth found 5.6 in deciduous and 6.5 in mixed dentition in disabled children, and the numbers were 3.5 and 4.0 respectively in normal children. Average number of missing tooth was 1.3 in disabled and was 1.0 normal child. The oral hygiene index ...

We examined the effect of catechin diet on gingivitis in cats. Gingival inflammation, oral malodor, and percentage of Porphyromonas were decreased after feeding of diet with catechin compounds. We suggest that feline gingivitis can be controlled by phytomedical activities of catechin in pet food. Twenty nine cats affected with gingivitis were fed either a catechin diet of 0.8 mg/g or 0.4 mg/g o...

BACKGROUND Gingivitis has been linked to adverse pregnancy outcome (APO). Bacterial vaginosis (BV) has been associated with APO. We assessed if bacterial counts in BV is associated with gingivitis suggesting a systemic infectious susceptibilty. METHODS Vaginal samples were collected from 180 women (mean age 29.4 years, SD +/- 6.8, range: 18 to 46), and at least six months after delivery, and ...

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of a triclosan/copolymer dentifrice on plaque formation, gingivitis and gingival bleeding in pregnant subjects. This double-blind clinical study was carried out in 180 women at 3 months of pregnancy. The subjects were stratified into two balanced groups according to their baseline plaque, gingivitis and bleeding scores. Subjects received ...

BACKGROUND Microbial communities inhabiting human mouth are associated with oral health and disease. Previous studies have indicated the general prevalence of adult gingivitis in China to be high. The aim of this study was to characterize in depth the oral microbiota of Chinese adults with or without gingivitis, by defining the microbial phylogenetic diversity and community-structure using high...

Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) production in Florida is the second largest in the U.S. after California, with about 3360 hectares and gross sales over $330 million. Florida is the largest supplier of strawberries during the winter months in the U.S. and the majority of the strawberry production occurs in the west central part of the state. Strawberry yields in Florida have increased ove...

Previous studies have shown that strawberry extract increases the transepithelial transport of tenofovir disoproxil, an esterase-sensitive prodrug of the antiviral compound tenofovir (formerly PMPA), across Caco-2 monolayers. This increase in transport was at least partially due to inhibition of its intestinal metabolism. To further study the feasibility of this absorption enhancing strategy, t...

Maxillary gingivae from male and female Crl:CD(SD) rats at 12, 16, 21, and 34 weeks of age were examined histologically. The incidence of gingivitis was approximately 40%, with no age or sex predilection, and was most frequent between the first and second molar. Lesions were characterized by acute focal neutrophilic infiltration into the gingival mucosa, occasionally with inflammatory exudate. ...

The term desquamative gingivitis describes the clinical appearance of gingiva that are red, glazed, often oedematous, with loss of stippling, and that have areas of superficial epithelial desquamation and/or ulceration (Fig 1). Vesicles, white striae or flecks may also be seen (Figs 2, 3). Desquamative gingivitis is not a disease entity but a clinical manifestation of several different disorder...