title: Targeting of DC-SIGN on human dendritic cells by minor fimbriated Porphyromonas gingivalis strains elicits a distinct effector T cell response.
abstract: The oral mucosal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis expresses at least two adhesins: the 67-kDa mfa-1 (minor) fimbriae and the 41-kDa fimA (major) fimbriae. In periodontal disease, P. gingivalis associates in situ with dermal dendritic cells (DCs), many of which express DC-SIGN (DC-specific ICAM-3 grabbing nonintegrin; CD209). The cellular receptors present on DCs that are involved in the uptake of minor/major fimbriated P. gingivalis, along with the effector immune response induced, are presently unclear. In this study, stably transfected human DC-SIGN(+/-) Raji cell lines and monocyte-derived DCs (MoDCs) were pulsed with whole, live, wild-type Pg381 or isogenic major (DPG-3)-, minor (MFI)-, or double fimbriae (MFB)-deficient mutant P. gingivalis strains. The influence of blocking Abs, carbohydrates, full-length glycosylated HIV-1 gp120 envelope protein, and cytochalasin D on the uptake of strains and on the immune responses was determined in vitro. We show that the binding of minor fimbriated P. gingivalis strains to Raji cells and MoDCs is dependent on DC-SIGN, whereas the double fimbriae mutant strain does not bind. Binding to DC-SIGN on MoDCs is followed by the internalization of P. gingivalis into DC-SIGN-rich intracellular compartments, and MoDCs secrete low levels of inflammatory cytokines and remain relatively immature. Blocking DC-SIGN with HIV-1 gp120 prevents the uptake of minor fimbriated strains and deregulates the expression of inflammatory cytokines. Moreover, MoDCs promote a Th2 or Th1 effector response, depending on whether they are pulsed with minor or major fimbriated P. gingivalis strains, respectively, suggesting distinct immunomodulatory roles for the two adhesins of P. gingivalis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics and Implantology, School of Dental Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.
authors.forename: Amir E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Zeituni
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jotwani
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carrion
authors.forename: Christopher W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Cutler
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D002451:Cell Compartmentation / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D018920:Coculture Techniques; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology; D004705:Endocytosis / Q000276:immunology; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D018390:Gene Targeting / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D037181:Lectins, C-Type / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D009000:Monocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D016966:Porphyromonas gingivalis / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D018417:Th1 Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D018418:Th2 Cells / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D000099215:DC-Specific ICAM-3 Grabbing Nonintegrin
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D000099215:DC-Specific ICAM-3 Grabbing Nonintegrin