Biofilm treatment
AssigneeOral Health Australia Pty Ltd
InventorsStuart Geoffrey Dashper, Eric Charles Reynolds, Paul David Veith, Ching Seng Ang
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Abstract
The invention provides a method of preventing, inhibiting or reducing a P. gingivalis biofilm in a subject comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising an inhibiting agent of a polypeptide that reduces or inhibits biofilm formation and/or biofilm development. Also provided are compositions useful in the prevention, inhibition or treatment of periodontal disease or P. gingivalis infection.
Claims6
A method of treating periodontal disease in a subject, comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising an inhibiting agent of a fumarate reductase polypeptide having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:73 that modulates P. gingivalis biofilm formation and/or P. gingivalis biofilm development.
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