title: Toll-like receptors confer responsiveness to lipopolysaccharide from Porphyromonas gingivalis in human gingival fibroblasts.
abstract: Gingival fibroblasts produce proinflammatory cytokines in response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from periodontopathic bacteria. Recently it has become evident that the human homologue of Drosophila Toll can transduce intracellular signaling by LPS stimulation. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) have been identified in myeloid cells; however, their role in nonmyeloid cells such as gingival fibroblasts has not been fully elucidated. Here, we report that human gingival fibroblasts constitutively express TLR2 and TLR4 and that their levels of expression are increased by stimulation with LPS from Porphyromonas gingivalis. Upregulated expression of interleukin-6 gene and protein in fibroblasts stimulated with LPS is inhibited by anti-TLR4 antibody. These findings suggest that TLRs may confer responsiveness to LPS in gingival fibroblasts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tabeta
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyake
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kumada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Umemoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshie
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D005881:Gingiva / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D016966:Porphyromonas gingivalis / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D015850:Interleukin-6; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; C495342:TLR2 protein, human; C495345:TLR4 protein, human; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors