2023/06/18 by Wentao Jiang, Yujing Wang, Zelin Cao +4
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Dentistry · Medicine · #Bone Metabolism and Diseases #Oral microbiology and periodontitis research #Osteomyelitis and Bone Disorders Research
paper · doi:10.1111/jre.13152
crossref issued 2023/06/18 · crossref published 2023/06/18 · crossref published-online 2023/06/18 · openalex publication_date 2023/06/18 · crossref created 2023/06/19 · crossref deposited 2023/09/08 · crossref published-print 2023/10/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · crossref indexed 2026/07/29 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
Periodontitis is an inflammatory and destructive disease of tooth-supporting tissue and has become the leading cause of adult tooth loss. The most central pathological features of periodontitis are tissue damage and inflammatory reaction. As the energy metabolism center of eukaryotic cells, mitochondrion plays a notable role in various processes, such as cell function and inflammatory response. When the intracellular homeostasis of mitochondrion is disrupted, it can lead to mitochondrial dysfunction and inability to generate adequate energy to maintain basic cellular biochemical reactions. Recent studies have revealed that mitochondrial dysfunction is closely related to the initiation and development of periodontitis. The excessive production of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species, imbalance of mitochondrial biogenesis and dynamics, mitophagy and mitochondrial DNA damage can all affect the development and progression of periodontitis. Thus, targeted mitochondrial therapy is potentially promising in periodontitis treatment. In this review, we summarize the above mitochondrial mechanism in the pathogenesis of periodontitis and discuss some potential approaches that can exert therapeutic effects on periodontitis by modulating mitochondrial activity. The understanding and summary of mitochondrial dysfunction in periodontitis might provide new research directions for pathological intervention or treatment of periodontitis.