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Abstract BackgroundSuboptimal maternal oral health during pregnancy is potentially associated with adverse birth outcomes and increased dental caries risks in children. This study aimed to assess the oral microbiome and immune response following an innovative clinical regimen, Prenatal Total Oral Rehabilitation (PTOR), that fully restores women’s oral health to a “disease-free status” before delivery. MethodsThis prospective cohort study assessed 15 pregnant women at baseline and 3 follow-up visits (1 week, 2 weeks, and 2 months) after receiving PTOR. The salivary and supragingival plaque microbiomes were analyzed using metagenomic sequencing. Multiplexed Luminex cytokine assays were performed to examine immune response following PTOR. The association between salivary immune markers and oral microbiome was further examined. ResultsPTOR was associated with a reduction of periodontal pathogens in plaque, for instance, a lower relative abundance ofTannerella forsythiaandTreponema denticolaat 2 weeks compared to the baseline (p < 0.05). The alpha diversity of plaque microbial community was significantly reduced at the 1-week follow-up (p < 0.05). Furthermore, we observed significant changes in theActinomyces defective-associated carbohydrate degradation pathway andStreptococcus Gordonii-associated fatty acid biosynthesis pathway. Two immune markers related to adverse birth outcomes significantly differed between baseline and follow-up. ITAC, negatively correlated with preeclampsia severity, significantly increased at 1-week follow-up; MCP-1, positively correlated with gestational age, was elevated at 1-week follow-up. Association modeling between immune markers and microbiome further revealed specific oral microorganisms that are potentially correlated with the host immune response. ConclusionsPTOR is associated with alteration of the oral microbiome and immune response among a cohort of underserved US pregnant women. Future randomized clinical trials are warranted to comprehensively assess the impact of PTOR on maternal oral flora, birth outcomes, and their offspring’s oral health.
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Gold‐Catalyzed Amine Cascade Addition to Diyne‐Ene: Enantioselective Synthesis of 1,2‐Dihydropyridines
Abstract With the well‐documented chemical and biological applications, piperidine and pyridine are among the most important N‐heterocycles, and a new synthetic strategy, especially one with an alternative bond‐forming design, is of general interest. Using the gold‐catalyzed intermolecular condensation of amine and diyne‐ene, we report herein the first example of enantioselective 1,2‐dihydropyridine synthesis through a formal [3+2+1] fashion (up to 95 % yield, up to 99 % e.e.).
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- Award ID(s):
- 2054180
- PAR ID:
- 10434851
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Volume:
- 62
- Issue:
- 31
- ISSN:
- 1433-7851
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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