T Bengtsson1, H Karlsson, P Gunnarsson, C Skoglund, C Elison, P Leanderson, M Lindahl. 1. Division of Pharmacology, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cardiovascular Inflammation Research Centre, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden. torbe@imv.liu.se
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Several studies support an association between periodontal disease and atherosclerosis with a crucial role for the pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis. This study aims at investigating the proteolytic and oxidative activity of P. gingivalis on LDL in a whole blood system using a proteomic approach and analysing the effects of P. gingivalis-modified LDL on cell proliferation. METHODS: The cellular effects of P. gingivalis in human whole blood were assessed using lumi-aggregometry analysing reactive oxygen species production and aggregation. Blood was incubated for 30 min with P. gingivalis, whereafter LDL was isolated and a proteomic approach was applied to examine protein expression. LDL-oxidation was determined by analysing the formation of protein carbonyls. The effects of P. gingivalis-modified LDL on fibroblast proliferation were studied using the MTS assay. RESULTS: Incubation of whole blood with P. gingivalis caused an extensive aggregation and ROS production, indicating platelet and leucocyte activation. LDL prepared from bacteria-exposed blood showed an increased protein oxidation, elevated levels of apoM and formation of two apoB-100 N-terminal fragments. Porphyromonas gingivalis-modified LDL markedly increased the growth of fibroblasts. Inhibition of gingipain R suppressed the modification of LDL by P. gingivalis. CONCLUSIONS: The ability of P. gingivalis to change the protein expression and proliferative capacity of LDL may represent a crucial event in periodontitis-associated atherosclerosis.
OBJECTIVE: Several studies support an association between periodontal disease and atherosclerosis with a crucial role for the pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis. This study aims at investigating the proteolytic and oxidative activity of P. gingivalis on LDL in a whole blood system using a proteomic approach and analysing the effects of P. gingivalis-modified LDL on cell proliferation. METHODS: The cellular effects of P. gingivalis in human whole blood were assessed using lumi-aggregometry analysing reactive oxygen species production and aggregation. Blood was incubated for 30 min with P. gingivalis, whereafter LDL was isolated and a proteomic approach was applied to examine protein expression. LDL-oxidation was determined by analysing the formation of protein carbonyls. The effects of P. gingivalis-modified LDL on fibroblast proliferation were studied using the MTS assay. RESULTS: Incubation of whole blood with P. gingivalis caused an extensive aggregation and ROS production, indicating platelet and leucocyte activation. LDL prepared from bacteria-exposed blood showed an increased protein oxidation, elevated levels of apoM and formation of two apoB-100 N-terminal fragments. Porphyromonas gingivalis-modified LDL markedly increased the growth of fibroblasts. Inhibition of gingipain R suppressed the modification of LDL by P. gingivalis. CONCLUSIONS: The ability of P. gingivalis to change the protein expression and proliferative capacity of LDL may represent a crucial event in periodontitis-associated atherosclerosis.
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