title: Prostaglandin H synthase isoenzyme distribution in the gingival tissue of patients with periodontitis: pronounced expression adjacent to gram-positive bacteria.
abstract: Prostaglandin (PGE(2)) is an inflammatory mediator that plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease. Prostaglandin H synthase (PGHS) a rate-limiting enzyme in PGE(2) biosynthesis exists as two separate isoforms (PGHS-1 and PGHS-2). We have previously demonstrated that both isoforms are generally present in the gingival tissue of periodontitis patients. This study explores in greater detail the variable distribution of each isoenzyme in both inflamed and non-inflamed gingival tissues of patients with periodontitis, and the relationship to adjacent bacteria. Although the positive staining for PGHS-1 was never as intense as for PGHS-2 in the same tissue specimen, either in inflamed or non-inflamed tissues, there was strong staining for both isoenzymes in the epithelium. The keratin layer did not stain. Non-keratinizing crevicular and junctional epithelium contained both isoenzymes through their full thickness in both inflamed and non-inflamed tissues. Pronounced staining of PGHS-2 was evident in the epithelia adjacent to Gram-positively stained organisms. In non-inflamed tissue, PGHS-1 and PGHS-2 were particularly evident in the spinous cell layer; however, fewer of the fibroblasts, endothelial cells, and resident mononuclear inflammatory cells stained positively for PGHS-1 as compared to PGHS-2, but this was less apparent in the inflamed tissues. The immunohistochemical staining patterns indicate that both crevicular and gingival epithelium are important sources of prostaglandin production in the gingival tissue of patients with periodontitis and that bacteria entrapped near to these sites may be important in promoting expression of inducible PGHS-2.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 45267, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors: J S
authors: JS
authors: McDonald
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authors: PF
authors: Cavanaugh
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authors: Pavelic
authors: R J
authors: RJ
authors: Limardi
authors: J L
authors: JL
authors: Gluckman
authors: Z P
authors: ZP
authors: Pavelic
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