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Table 1 DNA copy numbers of P. gingivalis W83 and total bacteria loads

From: Preventive effects of the novel antimicrobial peptide Nal-P-113 in a rat Periodontitis model by limiting the growth of Porphyromonas gingivalis and modulating IL-1β and TNF-α production

 

group a

group b

group c

group d

group e

group f

P. gingivalis W83

(1.74 ± 0.12)E + 17

(1.71 ± 0.10)E + 17

(1.69 ± 0.11)E + 17

(1.06 ± 0.034)E+17a

(6.21 ± 0.24)E+16a

-

Total bacteria

(2.19 ± 0.29)E + 20

(2.03 ± 0.10)E + 20

(1.98 ± 0.05) E + 20

(1.01 ± 0.051)E+20a

(6.97 ± 0.61)E+19a

(1.89 ± 0.071)E + 20

  1. a P < 0.05, compared with group a