Immuno-localization of COX-1 and COX-2 in the rat molar periodontal tissue after topical application of lipopolysaccharide.
Up-regulation of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production in the periodontal tissue is considered to be important for periodontal tissue destruction. The purpose of the study was to demonstrate the dynamic changes of immuno-localization of cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in rat periodontal tissue after topical application of lipopolysaccharide (LPS: 5 mg/ml in physiological saline) from Escherichia coli into the rat molar gingival sulcus. In the normal periodontal tissue, small numbers of junctional epithelium (JE) cells and numerous osteocytes embedded in alveolar bone constitutively expressed COX-1. The COX-1 expression was not effected by LPS application. JE cells, especially in the coronal portion of JE also expressed COX-2. LPS application induced the JE cells with consequent transient expression of COX-2 with a peak at day 1. These findings suggest that JE cells may play a critical role in first defense line against LPS challenge and PGE2 from JE cells may be responsible for the initiation of periodontal inflammation. In the deep periodontal tissue, cementoblasts and osteoblasts showed constitutive expression of COX-2, which may be induced by continuous cyclic tension force due to occlusal pressure. LPS application caused a transient up-regulation of COX-2 expression in periodontal ligament fibroblasts, cementoblasts and osteoblasts. It is suggested that the inducible production of PGE2 via COX-2 by these cells may be associated with connective tissue destruction and alveolar bone resorption.
Division of Frontier Biomedical Science, Department of Oral Maxillofacial Pathobiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 734-8553, Japan.
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Miyauchi
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Hiraoka
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Oka
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Sato
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Kudo
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Noguchi
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Ishikawa
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D000287:Administration, Topical; D000818:Animals; D051545:Cyclooxygenase 1; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000032:analysis*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D008963:Molar; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000382:microbiology; D010513:Periodontal Ligament / Q000201:enzymology*; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
D007527:Isoenzymes; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D051545:Cyclooxygenase 1; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases; C496513:Ptgs1 protein, rat; D015232:Dinoprostone