title: Increased expression of collagen prolyl 4-hydroxylases in Chinese patients with hereditary gingival fibromatosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Hereditary gingival fibromatosis (HGF) is characterized by excess accumulation of interstitial collagen. However, until now, there has been controversy about the mechanism of collagen accumulation in HGF gingivae. The present study aimed to clarify the pathogenic mechanisms potentially involved.
  
  
  METHODS
  Gingival fibroblasts from three Chinese HGF patients and three healthy subjects were cultured. Cell proliferation was assessed by MTT assay. The mRNA levels of type I collagen, MMP-1, MMP-3, TIMP-1, prolyl 4-hydroxylase (P4H)alpha(I), alpha(II), alpha(III) and P4Hbeta were analyzed in gingival fibroblasts by RT-PCR. The protein production of type I collagen and P4H was examined respectively by ELISA and Western blot.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In culture, HGF gingival fibroblasts showed similar growth characteristics to fibroblasts isolated from control gingivae. The mRNA and protein levels of type I collagen and P4Halpha in HGF fibroblasts were higher than those in controls. There were no detected differences in mRNA expression levels of MMP-1, MMP-3, TIMP-1, P4Halpha(II), alpha(III) and P4Hbeta between HGF and control fibroblasts.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These data suggest that increased collagen post-translational modification by P4H may be one mechanism by which increased collagen accumulation occurs in some forms of HGF.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedical Engineering Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Luoyu Road 237, 430079 Wuhan, Hubei, PR China.
authors.forename: LiuYan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: MeiJing
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: XiaoQian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: MingWen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Zhuan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D024042:Collagen Type I / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D005351:Fibromatosis, Gingival / Q000201:enzymology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020781:Matrix Metalloproteinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D019278:Matrix Metalloproteinase 3 / Q000378:metabolism; D011393:Procollagen-Proline Dioxygenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D019715:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 / Q000378:metabolism