Departmental Papers (Dental)

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of this Version

7-2008

Publication Source

Journal of Periodontology

Volume

79

Issue

7

Start Page

1241

Last Page

1247

DOI

10.1902/jop.2008.070575

Abstract

Background

Porphyromonas gingivalis is a gram-negative bacterium that is an important etiologic agent of human adult periodontitis. The goal of the study was to test the hypothesis that two different isoforms, PgLPS1435/1449 and PgLPS1690 exhibit differences in their capacity to stimulate systemic versus local responses compared to E. coli LPS.

Methods

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was inoculated into the scalp of mice and the response was measured locally at the site of site of inoculation and systemically in the heart/aorta. VCAM-1 was assessed at the protein level by ELISA and VCAM-1, E-selectin, and ICAM-1 at the RNA level of RNase protection assay. Serum TNF-α levels were also measured.

Results

E. coli LPS and both isoforms of P. gingivalis LPS groups were relatively potent in stimulating expression of inflammatory markers with E. coli LPS being somewhat more potent. In contrast, when the systemic response was measured in the heart/aorta, E. coli but not P. gingivalis LPS significantly induced inflammatory markers. At moderate to low doses (1 and 10 ug per injection) serum TNF–α levels were minimally induced by P. gingivalis LPS compared to E. coli LPS.

Conclusion

The results indicate that both forms of P. gingivalis LPS stimulate an inflammatory response when injected into connective tissue but are minimally stimulatory when a systemic response is measured. In contrast E. coli LPS is a potent stimulus at both the systemic and local level.

Copyright/Permission Statement

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Liu, R., Desta, T., Raptis, M., Darveau, R. P., & Graves, D. T. (2008). Porphyromonas gingivalis and E. coli Lipopolysaccharide Exhibit Different Systemic but Similar Local Induction of Inflammatory Markers. Journal of Periodontology, 79(7), 1241–1247. http://doi.org/10.1902/jop.2008.070575, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1902/jop.2008.070575. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving [http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-820227.html#terms].

Keywords

p. gingivalis, lipopolysaccharide, inflammation, bacteria, periodontal, cytokine

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Date Posted: 10 August 2018

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