A prospective interventional trial on the effect of periodontal treatment on Fusobacterium nucleatum abundance in patients with colorectal tumours

A prospective interventional trial on the effect of periodontal treatment on Fusobacterium nucleatum abundance in patients with colorectal tumours

Abstract Fusobacterium nucleatum is associated with the progression of colorectal cancer. Thus, the possibility of preventing colorectal cancer or its progression by targeting F. nucleatum has been explored. As F. nucleatum is associated with periodontitis, we analysed whether treating periodontitis...

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Main Authors: Tsutomu Yoshihara, Mitomu Kioi, Junichi Baba, Haruki Usuda, Takaomi Kessoku, Michihiro Iwaki, Tomohiro Takatsu, Noboru Misawa, Keiichi Ashikari, Tetsuya Matsuura, Akiko Fuyuki, Hidenori Ohkubo, Mitsuharu Matsumoto, Koichiro Wada, Atsushi Nakajima, Takuma Higurashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03083-4

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03083-4

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