• Association between lipid-A-producing oral bacteria of different potency and fractional exhaled nitric oxide in a Norwegian population-based adult cohort 

      Khomich, Maryia; Lin, Huang; Malinovschi, Andrei; Brix, Susanne; Cestelli, Lucia; Peddada, Shyamal; Johannessen, Ane; Eriksen, Carsten; Gomez Real, Francisco; Svanes, Cecilie; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Lipid A is the primary immunostimulatory part of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) molecule. The inflammatory response of LPS varies and depends upon the number of acyl chains and phosphate groups in lipid A which ...
    • Association of oral bacteria with oral hygiene habits and self-reported gingival bleeding 

      Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; Perez Barrionuevo, Antonio Manuel; Shigdel, Rajesh; Lie, Stein Atle; Lin, Huang; Real, Francisco Gomez; Ringel-Kulka, Tamar; Åstrøm, Anne-Kristine N; Svanes, Cecilie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Aim To describe associations of gingival bacterial composition and diversity with self-reported gingival bleeding and oral hygiene habits in a Norwegian regional-based population. Materials and Methods We examined the ...
    • Exposure to Antibacterial Chemicals Is Associated With Altered Composition of Oral Microbiome 

      Vindenes, Hilde Kristin; Lin, Huang; Shigdel, Rajesh; Ringel-Kulka, Tamar; Real, Francisco Gomez; Svanes, Cecilie; Peddada, Shyamal D.; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Antimicrobial chemicals are used as preservatives in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and food to prevent the growth of bacteria and fungi in the products. Unintentional exposure in humans to such chemicals is well documented, ...