Serum IgG titers against periodontal pathogens are associated with cerebral hemorrhage growth and 3-month outcome

PLoS One. 2020 Oct 28;15(10):e0241205. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241205. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

To assess the influence of periodontal disease on cerebral hemorrhage and its clinical course, we examined the association of the serum IgG titer of periodontal pathogens with hemorrhage growth and 3-month outcome. We consecutively enrolled 115 patients with acute cerebral hemorrhage (44 females, aged 71.3 ± 13.1 years) and used ELISA to evaluate the serum IgG titers of 9 periodontal pathogens: Porphyromonas gingivalis, Aggregatibacter (A.) actinomycetemcomitans, Prevotella intermedia, Prevotella nigrescens, Fusobacterium (F.) nucleatum, Treponema denticola, Tannerella forsythensis, Campylobacter rectus, and Eikenella corrodens. Significant hematoma growth was defined as an increase in the volume of >33% or an absolute increase in the volume of >12.5 mL. A poor outcome was defined as a 3 or higher on the modified Rankin Scale. We observed hemorrhage growth in 13 patients (11.3%). Multivariate analysis revealed that increased IgG titers of A. actinomycetemcomitans independently predicted the elevated hemorrhage growth (odds ratio 5.26, 95% confidence interval 1.52-18.25, p = 0.01). Notably, augmented IgG titers of F. nucleatum but not A. actinomycetemcomitans led to a poorer 3-month outcome (odds ratio 7.86, 95% confidence interval 1.08-57.08, p = 0.04). Thus, we demonstrate that elevated serum IgG titers of A. actinomycetemcomitans are an independent factor for predicting cerebral hemorrhage growth and that high serum IgG titers of F. nucleatum may predict a poor outcome in patients with this disease. Together, these novel data reveal how systemic periodontal pathogens may affect stroke patients, and, should, therefore, be taken into consideration in the management and treatment of these individuals.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood*
  • Bacteroidaceae / classification
  • Bacteroidaceae / immunology*
  • Bacteroidaceae / pathogenicity
  • Bacteroidaceae Infections / complications*
  • Bacteroidaceae Infections / microbiology
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / blood
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood*
  • Male
  • Periodontal Diseases / epidemiology
  • Periodontal Diseases / immunology
  • Periodontal Diseases / microbiology*
  • Prognosis

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Immunoglobulin G

Grants and funding

This study was supported by research grants from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI (grant numbers 17K17350, 17K17907, and 18K10746) to NH. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.