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Transcriptional profiling of human smooth muscle cells infected with gingipain and fimbriae mutants of Porphyromonas gingivalis
Örebro University, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Sweden.
Örebro University, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0278-4510
Örebro University, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3373-7864
Örebro University, School of Medicine, Örebro University, Sweden.
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-46139OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-46139DiVA, id: diva2:861314
Available from: 2015-10-16 Created: 2015-10-16 Last updated: 2024-01-03Bibliographically 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.

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Örebro: Örebro university, 2015. p. 68
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Örebro Studies in Medicine, ISSN 1652-4063 ; 127
Keywords
Microarray, Angiopoietin, Smooth muscle cells, TNF, Periodontitis, Atherosclerosis, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Cancer, Inflammasome
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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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