牙龈卟啉单胞菌
纤维化
上皮-间质转换
炎症
牙周炎
化学
转化生长因子
生物
免疫学
微生物学
细胞生物学
内科学
医学
下调和上调
生物化学
基因
作者
Yuyang Li,Yue Zhao,Lutong Song,Liping Xiong,Wen Li,Wenlei Wu,Leiying Miao
摘要
To determine the changes of Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) growth and metabolism and identify whether the vascular epithelium change could be induced in diabetic periodontitis.Maintaining favourable vascular function is a precondition for periodontal regeneration. In diabetic periodontitis, high glucose levels could enhance the metabolism of pathogens, and a complex condition involving inflammation and high glucose levels would disrupt homeostasis of the epithelium and promote fibrosis by endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT).Porphyromonas gingivalis was cultured with glucose to judge its metabolic activity. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were treated with P. gingivalis-lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (10 μg/ml) and/or high glucose concentrations (25 mM), and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β inhibitor was used to block EndMT. Inflammation level was assessed by flow cytometry. Multiple biological functions including EndMT, angiopoiesis, and cell migration were analysed. Additionally, gene expressions and protein levels were determined with qPCR and western blot, respectively. Finally, blood vessels were cultured ex vivo, and EndMT and fibrosis markers were detected by immunohistochemistry.Glucose could promote P. gingivalis growth and biofilm formation as well as the expression of virulence factor genes including FimA, RgpA, RgpB, and Kgp. P. gingivalis-LPS and glucose could increase intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and promote fibrosis via EndMT in HUVECs, along with attenuating angiopoiesis and cell migration, which could be resumed by blocking EndMT with TGF-β inhibitor. Vascular fibrosis was observed after the addition of glucose via EndMT regulation.Glucose augmented the growth and metabolism of P. gingivalis and promoted fibrosis by the activation of EndMT, as well as the inhibition of angiopoiesis and cell migration.
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