Selective inhibition of Porphyromonas gingivalis growth by a factor Xa inhibitor, DX-9065a.
BACKGROUND
Porphyromonas gingivalis is a causative bacterium of adult periodontitis. However, there is no drug specific for P. gingivalis and for its virulence factor.


OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to examine the effects of a new selective inhibitor of activated factor X, DX-9065a, on growth of Porphyromonas gingivalis and other periodontopathic bacteria.


METHODS
We incubated P. gingivalis and other periodontopathic bacteria in the presence or absence of DX-9065a and examined the effect of DX-9065a on bacterial growth and trypsin-like activity in its cultures. We also examined the effects of DX9065a on amidolytic activity of purified trypsin-like proteinases (gingipains RgpA and RgpB), from P. gingivalis and on trypsin-like activity in gingival crevicular fluids from patients with adult periodontitis.


RESULTS
DX-9065a selectively inhibited the growth of P. gingivalis and Prevotella intermedia, and its effect on P. gingivalis was bactericidal. Trypsin-like proteinase activity was detected in P. gingivalis, and the activity was strongly inhibited by DX-9065a. DX-9065a even inhibited amidolytic activity of RgpA and RgpB from P. gingivalis. Furthermore, trypsin-like proteinase activity in gingival crevicular fluids was strongly inhibited by DX-9065a.


CONCLUSIONS
DX-9065a inhibits P. gingivalis growth in part through to its ability to inhibit the trypsin-like proteinase activity in P. gingivalis and may be useful for a new drug for treatment of adult periodontitis.
Matsushita
Kenji
K
Department of Oral Disease Research, National Institute for Longevity Science, Aichi, Japan. kmatsu30@nils.go.jp
Imamura
Takahisa
T
Tancharoen
Salunya
S
Tatsuyama
Syouko
S
Tomikawa
Munehiro
M
Travis
James
J
Potempa
Jan
J
Torii
Mitsuo
M
Maruyama
Ikuro
I