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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
卷 288, 期 4, 页码 863-867出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5842
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Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) is implicated in the initiation and progression of periodontitis. Human gingival fibroblasts (HGFs) are the major constituent of gingival connective tissue. P. gingivalis or its components such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS) upregulate the production of various inflammatory cytokines including interleukin (IL)-1 and IL-6 in HGFs. Recently, we demonstrated that the binding of P. gingivalis LPS to Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) on HGFs activates various second messenger systems (Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 273, 1161-1167, 2000). In the present study, we examined the level of TLR4 expression on HGFs by flow cytometric analysis (FACS), and studied the levels of IL-1 and IL-6 in the culture medium upon LPS stimulation of HGFs by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Upon stimulation by P. gingivalis LPS for 24 h, HGFs that expressed a high level of TLR4 secreted significantly higher levels of IL-1 and IL-6 than HGFs that expressed a low level of TLR4. On the other hand, after stimulation with P. gingivalis LPS for 24 h, the level of TLR4 on the surface of HGFs decreased. These results suggest that the level of TLR4 expression on HGFs reflects the extent of inflammation in the gingival tissue, and that P. gingivalis LPS downregulates TLR4 expression on HGFs. These findings may be used to control inflammatory and immune responses in periodontal disease. (C) 2001 Academic Press.
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