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Divergence of the systemic immune response following oral infection with distinct strains of Porphyromonas gingivalis.

Abstract
Periodontitis is a polymicrobial oral infection characterized by the destruction of tooth-supporting structures that can be linked to systemic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes or rheumatoid arthritis. Porphyromonas gingivalis, a bacterium implicated in the etiology of periodontitis, has shown variation in inducing T-cell responses among different strains. Therefore, in this study we investigated the strain-specific immune response using a murine experimental model of periodontitis. Periodontitis was induced by P. gingivalis strains A7A1-28, W83 and W50, and later confirmed by the presence of P. gingivalis in the oral microflora and by alveolar bone resorption. Splenocytes were evaluated for gene expression, cellular proteins and cytokine expression. Dendritic cells were stimulated in vitro for T helper cell-cytokine profiling. Results showed that P. gingivalis had the ability to alter the systemic immune response after bacterial exposure. Strains W50 and W83 were shown to induce alveolar bone loss, whereas the A7A1-28 strain did not significantly promote bone resorption in mice. Splenocytes derived from mice infected with strains W50 and W83 induced expression of high levels of interleukin-4 (IL-4) but A7A1-28 stimulated increased IL-10. Stimulation of dendritic cells in vitro showed a similar pattern of cytokine expression of IL-12p40, IL-6 and transforming growth factor-β among strains. A distinct systemic response in vivo was observed among different strains of P. gingivalis, with IL-10 associated with the least amount of alveolar bone loss. Evaluation of pathogen-driven systemic immune responses associated with periodontal disease pathogenesis may assist in defining how periodontitis may impact other diseases.
AuthorsJ T Marchesan, T Morelli, S K Lundy, Y Jiao, S Lim, N Inohara, G Nunez, D A Fox, W V Giannobile
JournalMolecular oral microbiology (Mol Oral Microbiol) Vol. 27 Issue 6 Pg. 483-95 (Dec 2012) ISSN: 2041-1014 [Electronic] Denmark
PMID23134613 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural)
Copyright© 2012 John Wiley & Sons A/S.
Chemical References
  • Cytokines
  • IL10 protein, mouse
  • Interleukin-12 Subunit p40
  • Interleukin-6
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta
  • Interleukin-10
  • Interleukin-4
Topics
  • Alveolar Bone Loss (immunology, microbiology)
  • Animals
  • Bacteroidaceae Infections (immunology)
  • Cytokines (immunology)
  • Dendritic Cells (immunology)
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial (genetics)
  • Interleukin-10 (immunology)
  • Interleukin-12 Subunit p40 (immunology)
  • Interleukin-4 (immunology)
  • Interleukin-6 (immunology)
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred DBA
  • Mice, Inbred Strains
  • Periodontitis (immunology, microbiology)
  • Porphyromonas gingivalis (classification, immunology)
  • Spleen (immunology, pathology)
  • T-Lymphocytes (immunology)
  • T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer (immunology)
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta (immunology)
  • X-Ray Microtomography

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