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JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
Volume 86, Issue 1, Pages 343-364Publisher
IOS PRESS
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-215054
Keywords
Alzheimer's disease; blood-brain barrier; human brain microvascular endothelial cells; in vitro BBB model; microbiome; periodontal disease
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- Faculty of Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons England
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This study utilized a human in vitro BBB model to evaluate the effects of P. gingivalis virulence factors LPS and OMVs on the neurovascular unit of the BBB. The results showed that the application of P. gingivalis LPS and OMVs weakened the integrity of the BBB.
Background: The effects of the key pathogens and virulence factors associated with gum disease such as Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) on the central nervous system is of great interest with respect to development of neuropathologies and hence therapeutics and preventative strategies. Chronic infections and associated inflammation are known to weaken the first line of defense for the brain, the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Objective: The focus of this study is to utilize an established human in vitro BBB model to evaluate the effects of P. gingivalis virulence factors lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) on a primary-derived human model representing the neurovascular unit of the BBB. Methods: Changes to the integrity of the BBB after application of P. gingivalis LPS and OMVs were investigated and correlated with transport of LPS. Additionally, the effect of P. gingivalis LPS and OMVs on human brain microvascular endothelial cells in monolayer was evaluated using immunofluorescence microscopy. Results: The integrity of the BBB model was weakened by application of P. gingivalis LPS and OMVs, as measured by a decrease in electrical resistance and a recovery deficit was seen in comparison to the controls. Application of P. gingivalis OMVs to a monoculture of human brain microvascular endothelial cells showed disruption of the tight junction zona occludens protein (ZO-1) compared to controls. Conclusion: These findings show that the integrity of tight junctions of the human BBB could be weakened by association with P. gingivalis virulence factors LPS and OMVs containing proteolytic enzymes (gingipains).
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