A lzheimer's disease has proven to be largely intractable to treatment,despite years of research,and numerous trials of therapies that target the hallmarks of the disease-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles.The etiology of Alzheimer's disease remains elusive.There is a growing body of evidence for an infectious trigger of Alzheimer's disease,and,in particular,the focus has been on the oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis(P.gingivalis).Reports of the expression of a misfolded form of p53 in non-neuronal cells(fibroblasts,peripheral blood mononuclear cells,and B cells)and serum,which appears several years before clinical symptoms manifest,may provide further support for the role of bacteria in general,and P gingivalis in particular,in the initiation of the disease.This review presents a model of the pathway from initial oral infection with P gingivalis to amyloid plaque formation and neuronal degeneration,via the steps of chronic periodontitis;secretion of the inflammagens lipopolysaccharide and gingipains into the bloodstream;induction of an inflammatory response in both peripheral cells and tissues;disruption of the blood-brain barrier,and entry into the central nervous system of the inflammagens and the P gingivalis bacteria themselves.In this model,the misfolded p53(or"unfolded p53";up53)is induced in non-neuronal cells and upregulated in serum as a result of oxidative stress due to lipopolysaccharide from P.gingivalis.up53 is therefore a potential biomarker for early diagnosis of the presence of a causative agent of Alzheimer's disease.Fastidious dental hygiene and aggressive antibiotic treatment may prevent the patient progressing to clinical Alzheimer's disease if serum up53 is detected at this pre-symptomatic stage.

Peter W.French

Innlanz Limited,Sydney,NSW,Australia

中国神经再生研究（英文版）

[1]Peter W.French-.Unfolded p53 in non-neuronal cells supports bacterial etiology of Alzheimer's disease)[J].中国神经再生研究（英文版）,2022(12):2619-2622

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