title: Regulation of hyaluronan synthase gene expression in human periodontal ligament cells by tumour necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-1beta and interferon-gamma.
abstract: Accumulation and fragmentation of hyaluronic (HA) accompanies the inflammatory changes in the periodontium and gingival crevicular fluid are involved in periodontitis, but the mechanism for this is unknown. Recently, three human hyaluronan-synthase (HAS1, 2, and 3) genes have been cloned and characterised as synthesising hyaluronans of different molecular weights. Both HAS1 and HAS2 synthesise high molecular-weight HA, whereas HAS3 produces lower molecular weight HA. In the present study the regulation of HAS genes by cytokines in cultured human periodontal ligament (PDL) cells was investigated using a novel real-time fluorescence polymerase chain reaction detection system. Human PDL cells derived from premolars were cultured with or without tumour necrosing factor (TNF)-alpha (1-100 ng/ml), interleukin (IL)-1beta (0.1-10 ng/ml) and interferon (IFN)-gamma (1-100 ng/ml). Expression of HAS mRNA was assessed in cultured cells treated with these cytokines for 0-24 h. The expression of HAS2 mRNA was enhanced about 4.5- and 2.2-fold at maximum after 3-h stimulation with 10 ng/ml TNF-alpha and 1 ng/ml IL-1beta, respectively, whereas IFN-gamma exerted little effect on HAS2 or HAS3 mRNA expression during the experiment. Expression of HAS3 mRNA was increased by about 14- and 10-fold after 3-h stimulation with 10 ng/ml TNF-alpha and 1 ng/ml IL-1beta, respectively. These results suggest that TNF-alpha and IL-1beta regulate HAS expression, and consequently may result in an accumulation of HA and an increase in HA of a lower molecular-weight.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, 734-8553, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ijuin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanimoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanne
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005453:Fluorescence; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000235:genetics; D005883:Gingival Crevicular Fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase / Q000032:analysis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D016695:Glycosyltransferases; D006801:Humans; D000076002:Hyaluronan Synthases; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010513:Periodontal Ligament / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000378:metabolism; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D014166:Transferases; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*; D029867:Xenopus Proteins
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D029867:Xenopus Proteins; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D014166:Transferases; D016695:Glycosyltransferases; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase; C056944:HAS1 protein, Xenopus; C101754:HAS2 protein, human; C105458:HAS3 protein, human; C491096:Has2 protein, Xenopus; D000076002:Hyaluronan Synthases