title: Effects of Bordetella bronchiseptica dermonecrotic toxin on the structure and function of osteoblastic clone MC3T3-e1 cells.
abstract: The effects of Bordetella bronchiseptica dermonecrotic toxin on the structure and function of a clonal osteoblastic cell line, MC3T3-E1, were investigated. The toxin induced a morphological change in the cells from a spindle shape to a spherical form with many blebs. The toxin-treated cells were viable and grew to form confluent cell layers composed of irregularly shaped cells and multinuclear cells. The toxin inhibited elevation of alkaline phosphatase activity in the cells in a dose-dependent manner at concentrations from 10 pg to 10 ng/ml. The accumulation of type I collagen in the cells was also reduced by the toxin. Since high alkaline phosphatase activity and accumulation of collagen are closely linked to differentiation of the cells into osteoblasts, it is considered likely that B. bronchiseptica dermonecrotic toxin impairs the ability of the cells to differentiate.
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Veterinary Science, Kitasato Institute, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Horiguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kume
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D000818:Animals; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000633:toxicity*; D002449:Cell Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002999:Clone Cells; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D011503:Transglutaminases; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella; C060969:dermonecrotic toxin, Bordetella; D003094:Collagen; D011503:Transglutaminases; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase