期刊
JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY
卷 82, 期 7, 页码 1051-1060出版社
AMER ACAD PERIODONTOLOGY
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2011.100565
关键词
Cytokines; gingipain; gingival crevicular fluid; Porphyromonas gingivalis
资金
- Institute of Medical Microbiology
- Department of Conservative Dentistry, University Hospital of Jena, Jena, Germany
- European Commission, Health Directorate, Medical Research Unit, Brussels, Belgium [FP7-HEALTH-2010-261460]
- Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Warsaw, Poland [1642/B/P01/2008/35]
- National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland [DE 09761]
- European Union [POIG.02.01.00-12-064/08]
Background: The analysis of samplings from periodontal pockets is important in the diagnosis and therapy of periodontitis. In this study, three different sampling techniques were compared to determine whether one method yielded samples suitable for the reproducible and simultaneous determination of bacterial load, cytokines, neutrophil elastase, and arginine-specific gingipains (Rgps). Rgps are an important virulence factor of Porphyromonas gingivalis, the exact concentration of which in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) has not been quantified. Methods: GCF was sampled from four sites per patient (one sample per quadrant using two samples per method) in 36 patients with chronic periodontitis. One week later, the procedure was repeated with alternative methods. Variables determined were loads of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (previously Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans) and P. gingivalis, levels of interleukin-6 and -8, activity of neutrophil elastase, and level of Rgps. Results: The detected cytokine levels were higher using paper strips compared to paper points. Bacteria were found in similar loads from paper strips and paper points. Rgps were only detectable in high quantities by washing the periodontal pocket. The level of Rgps correlated with the load of P. gingivalis. Conclusions: The use of paper strips was suitable for the simultaneous determination of microbial and immunologic parameters. Obtaining GCF by washing can be useful for special purposes. The gingipain concentration in periodontal pockets was directly determined to be <= 1.5 mu M. This value indicated that most of the substrates of these proteases by in vitro assays identified until now can be easily degraded in P. gingivalis-infected sites. J Periodontol 2011;82:1051-1060.
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