Oral Mucosal Immunity and Microbiome, 1st ed. 2019
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology Series, Vol. 1197

The first International Conference on Oral Mucosal Immunity and Microbiome (OMIM) aimed to highlight cutting-edge basic and translational research from an oral immunological and microbiological perspective. Oral diseases with a microbial etiology are the most prevalent chronic diseases of humans. Whilst not life-threatening, they can significantly compromise quality of life, are associated with increased risk for certain systemic diseases, and pose heavy financial burdens to national health systems. Hence, periodontal and peri-implant diseases, dental caries, root canal infections and mucosal infections are significant global public health problems.

1. Advances in oral mucosal immunity and the microbiome.- 2. Trained innate immunity and its implications for mucosal immunity and inflammation.- 3. Signaling systems in oral bacteria.- 4. Origin of Th17 cells in Type 2 Diabetes-Potentiated Periodontal Disease.- 5. Gingival epithelial cell recognition of lipopolysaccharide.- 6. The relationship of Candida albicans with the oral bacterial microbiome in health and disease.- 7. A potential role of Phospholipase 2 group IIA (PLA2-IIA) in P. gingivalis-induced oral dysbiosis.- 8. Helicobacter spp. in experimental models of colitis.- 9. T Helper 17 cells as pathogenic drivers of periodontitis.- 10. Candida-bacterial biofilms and host-microbe interactions in oral diseases.- 11. Comparative analysis of gene expression patterns for oral epithelium-related functions with aging.- 12. Neutrophil interaction with emerging oral pathogens: a novel view of the disease paradigm.- 13. Biologically-defined or biologically-informed traits are more heritable than clinically-defined ones: the case of oral and dental phenotypes.- 

Highlights selections from the 1st International Conference on Oral Mucosal Immunity and Microbiome (OMIM), held in September 2018 Focuses on multi-omic technologies that are progressing the field of the oral microbiome Ideal reference for basic or translational researchers