title: Fimbria-dependent activation of pro-inflammatory molecules in Porphyromonas gingivalis infected human aortic endothelial cells.
abstract: Epidemiological studies support that chronic periodontal infections are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Previously, we reported that the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis accelerated atherosclerotic plaque formation in hyperlipidemic apoE-/- mice, while an isogenic fimbria-deficient (FimA-) mutant did not. In this study, we utilized 41 kDa (major) and 67 kDa (minor) fimbria mutants to demonstrate that major fimbria are required for efficient P. gingivalis invasion of human aortic endothelial cells (HAEC). Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) revealed that only invasive P. gingivalis strains induced HAEC production of pro-inflammatory molecules interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-8, monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, intracellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1, vascular cellular adhesion molecule (VCAM)-1 and E-selectin. The purified native forms of major and minor fimbria induced chemokine and adhesion molecule expression similar to invasive P. gingivalis, but failed to elicit IL-1beta production. In addition, the major and minor fimbria-mediated production of MCP-1 and IL-8 was inhibited in a dose-dependent manner by P. gingivalis lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Both P. gingivalis LPS and heat-killed organisms failed to stimulate HAEC. Treatment of endothelial cells with cytochalasin D abolished the observed pro-inflammatory MCP-1 and IL-8 response to invasive P. gingivalis and both purified fimbria, but did not affect P. gingivalis induction of IL-1beta. These results suggest that major and minor fimbria elicit chemokine production in HAEC through actin cytoskeletal rearrangements; however, induction of IL-1beta appears to occur via a separate mechanism. Collectively, these data support that invasive P. gingivalis and fimbria stimulate endothelial cell activation, a necessary initial event in the development of atherogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Boston University School of Medicine, Evans Biomedical Research Center, 650 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02218, USA.
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Davey
authors.forename: Hiromichi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yumoto
authors.forename: Frank C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: Caroline Attardo
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Genco
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000166:cytology; D016866:Bacteroidaceae Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D018932:Chemokine CCL2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D019040:E-Selectin / Q000096:biosynthesis; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D009154:Mutation; D016966:Porphyromonas gingivalis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018932:Chemokine CCL2; D019040:E-Selectin; D007375:Interleukin-1; D016209:Interleukin-8; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; C063055:fimbrillin; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins