Harboring Cnm‐expressing <i>Streptococcus mutans</i> in the oral cavity relates to both deep and lobar cerebral microbleeds
Harboring Cnm‐expressing <i>Streptococcus mutans</i> in the oral cavity relates to both deep and lobar cerebral microbleeds
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口腔中表达 Cnm 的<i>变形链球菌</i>与深部和脑叶微出血有关
DOI:
10.1111/ene.15720
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发表时间:
2023
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
Saito Satoshi...
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作者:
Ikeda Shuhei;Saito Satoshi...
BackgroundCerebral microbleeds (CMBs) influence long‐term prognoses of stroke patients.Streptococcus mutansexpressing the collagen‐binding protein Cnm induces cerebrovascular inflammation, impairing blood brain barrier integrity and causing cerebral bleeding. Here, we examine the association of Cnm‐positiveS. mutanswith CMBs.MethodsAcute stroke patients were selected from a single‐center registry database. Oral carriage of Cnm‐positive or Cnm‐negativeS. mutanswas determined using polymerase chain reaction assays. The associations of Cnm‐positiveS. mutanswith CMB number and specifically the presence of >10 CMBs were examined using quasi‐Poisson and logistic regression models, respectively.ResultsThis study included 3154 stroke patients, of which 428 patients (median [interquartile range] age, 73.0 [63.0–81.0] years; 269 men [62.9%]) underwent oral bacterial examinations. In total, 326 patients harboredS. mutans. After excluding four patients without imaging data, we compared patients with Cnm‐positive (n= 72) and Cnm‐negative (n= 250)S. mutans. Harboring Cnm‐positiveS. mutanswas independently associated with the presence of >10 CMBs (adjusted odds ratio 2.20 [1.18–4.10]) and higher numbers of deep and lobar CMBs (adjusted risk ratio 1.61 [1.14–2.27] for deep; 5.14 [2.78–9.51] for lobar), but not infratentorial CMBs, after adjusting for age, sex, hypertension, stroke type, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score, and cerebral amyloid angiopathy.ConclusionsHarboring Cnm‐positiveS. mutanswas independently associated with a higher number of CMBs in deep and lobar locations. Reducing Cnm‐positiveS. mutansin the oral cavity may serve as a novel therapeutic approach for stroke.