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This research investigates how SCFA receptors contribute to macrophage polarization in periodontitis.

April 10, 2026Open Access

Signaling Through SCFA Receptors Gpr43 and Gpr109a Drives Pro‐Inflammatory M1 Macrophage Polarization in Periodontitis

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This research investigates how SCFA receptors contribute to macrophage polarization in periodontitis.
Examined SCFA receptor expression in macrophages.
Analyzed the NF-κB/HIF-1 signaling pathway.
Studied metabolic changes associated with periodontitis.
Found increased expression of SCFA receptors in M1 macrophages.
Identified a significant upregulation of NF-κB and HIF-1 in pro-inflammatory macrophages.
Proposed a mechanism by which SCFA receptors drive inflammation in periodontitis.

Abstract

Periodontitis is characterized by SCFA metabolic imbalance and a shift in MCs toward a pro-inflammatory M1 state. The upregulation of SCFA receptors and the NF-κB/HIF-1 axis in M1 macrophages suggests an "SCFA receptor-metabolic sensing-inflammatory transcription" mechanism drives disease progression, providing a rationale for therapeutic strategies targeting this pathway.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d896566c1944d70ce07b82 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/mi/3542645

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Authors

Kun Liu

Tissue Regeneration Systems (United States)

Ruolin Wang

Shandong University

Lingxue Kong

Deakin University

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Mediators of Inflammation

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Jinan Stomatological Hospital

Tissue Regeneration Systems (United States)

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Signaling Through SCFA Receptors Gpr43 and Gpr109a Drives Pro‐Inflammatory M1 Macrophage Polarization in Periodontitis

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