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Gingipains from the Periodontal Pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis Play a Significant Role in Regulation of Angiopoietin 1 and Angiopoietin 2 in Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells
Örebro University, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Sweden.
Örebro University, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3373-7864
Örebro University, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0278-4510
Örebro University, School of Medicine, Örebro University, Sweden.
2015 (English)In: Infection and Immunity, ISSN 0019-9567, E-ISSN 1098-5522, Vol. 83, no 11, p. 4256-4265Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Angiopoietin 1 (Angpt1) and angiopoietin 2 (Angpt2) are the ligands of tyrosine kinase (Tie) receptors, and they play important roles in vessel formation and the development of inflammatory diseases, such as atherosclerosis. Porphyromonas gingivalis is a Gram-negative periodontal bacterium that is thought to contribute to the progression of cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of P. gingivalis infection in the modulation of Angpt1 and Angpt2 in human aortic smooth muscle cells (AoSMCs). We exposed AoSMCs to wild-type (W50 and 381), gingipain mutant (E8 and K1A), and fimbrial mutant (DPG-3 and KRX-178) P. gingivalis strains and to different concentrations of tumor necrosis factor (TNF). The atherosclerosis risk factor TNF was used as a positive control in this study. We found that P. gingivalis (wild type, K1A, DPG3, and KRX178) and TNF upregulated the expression of Angpt2 and its transcription factor ETS1, respectively, in AoSMCs. In contrast, Angpt1 was inhibited by P. gingivalis and TNF. However, the RgpAB mutant E8 had no effect on the expression of Angpt1, Angpt2, or ETS1 in AoSMCs. The results also showed that ETS1 is critical for P. gingivalis induction of Angpt2. Exposure to Angpt2 protein enhanced the migration of AoSMCs but had no effect on proliferation. This study demonstrates that gingipains are crucial to the ability of P. gingivalis to markedly increase the expressed Angpt2/Angpt1 ratio in AoSMCs, which determines the regulatory role of angiopoietins in angiogenesis and their involvement in the development of atherosclerosis. These findings further support the association between periodontitis and cardiovascular disease.

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American Society for Microbiology , 2015. Vol. 83, no 11, p. 4256-4265
Keywords [en]
Angiopoietin 1, Angiopoietin 2, Smooth Muscle cells, TNF, Periodontitis, Atherosclerosis, Porphyromonas gingivalis
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Cell and Molecular Biology Immunology in the medical area
Research subject
Immunology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-46137DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00498-15ISI: 000362494000009PubMedID: 26283334OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-46137DiVA, id: diva2:861311
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Knowledge FoundationSwedish Heart Lung Foundation, T77414
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Funding Agencies:

Swedish Research Council for Medicine and Health 2008-2459

Foundation of Olle Engkvist

Foundation of Mats Kleberg

Available from: 2015-10-16 Created: 2015-10-16 Last updated: 2024-01-02Bibliographically approved
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1. Modulaton of gene expression in human aortic smooth muscle cells by Porphyromonas gingivalis: a possible association between periodontitis and atherosclerosis
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Modulaton of gene expression in human aortic smooth muscle cells by Porphyromonas gingivalis: a possible association between periodontitis and atherosclerosis
2015 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
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Modulation of gene expression in human aortic smooth muscle cells by Porphyromonas gingivalis
Abstract [en]

Porphyromonas gingivalis is a gram-negative, rod-shaped, and anaerobic bacterium that is involved in the pathogenesis of periodontitis. P. gingivalis produces a variety of virulence factors including gingipains and fimbriae. These virulence factors not only have a detrimental effect on bacteria adhesion, invasion, and colonization but also affect the host cell inflammatory response. P. gingivalis is also considered to play an role in the development of other diseases, such as atherosclerosis and cancer. Smooth muscle cells are the main components of vascular walls and regulate the width of the blood vessels in the body. To understand the mechanisms underlying the association between periodontitis and atherosclerosis we have, in the studies involved in this thesis, treated human aortic smooth muscle cells (AoSMCs) with wild type, gingipain mutant, and fimbriae mutant strains of P. gingivalis. Using a human whole genome microarray, quanti-tative real time PCR, Western blotting, ELISA, confocal microscopy, and cellular function experiments, we found that P. gingivalis invades AoSMCs, regulates the expression of thousands of genes, and increases cell proliferation by activating the TGFbeta/Notch signaling pathway. The results also show that P. gingivalis increases the ratio of angiopoietin 2 (Angpt2) / angiopoietin 1 (Angpt1) in AoSMCs, which determines the regulatory role of angiopoietins in angiogenesis and their involvement in the development of atherosclerosis. Moreover, we also found that P. gingivalis can induce interleukin-1β (IL-1β) production in AoSMCs, while inhibiting the expression of NLRP3 inflammasome components. Gingipains, especially arginine gingipain, play a fundamental role in P. gingivalis-induced modification of AoSMCs. These findings further support an association between periodontitis and cardiovascular disease.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Örebro: Örebro university, 2015. p. 68
Series
Örebro Studies in Medicine, ISSN 1652-4063 ; 127
Keywords
Microarray, Angiopoietin, Smooth muscle cells, TNF, Periodontitis, Atherosclerosis, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Cancer, Inflammasome
National Category
Cell and Molecular Biology
Research subject
Biomedicine
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urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-45835 (URN)978-91-7529-093-5 (ISBN)
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2015-11-06, Universitetssjukhuset, hörsal C1, Södra Grev Rosengatan, Örebro, 09:00 (English)
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Available from: 2015-09-18 Created: 2015-09-18 Last updated: 2024-01-03Bibliographically approved

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