Abstract
BackgroundThe development of chronic periodontitis was due to not only periodontal pathogens, but also the interaction between periodontal pathogens and host. The aim of this study is to investigate the alterations in gene expression in Porphyromonas gingivalis (P.gingivalis) W83 after inoculation in rat oral cavity.ResultsP.gingivalis W83 inoculation in rat oral cavity caused inflammatory responses in gingival tissues and destroyed host alveolar bone. Microarray analysis revealed that 42 genes were upregulated, and 22 genes were downregulated in the detected 1786 genes in the inoculated P.gingivalis W83. Real-time quantitative PCR detection confirmed the expression alterations in some selected genes. Products of these upregulated and downregulated genes are mainly related to transposon functions, cell transmembrane transportation, protein and nucleic acid metabolism, energy metabolism, cell division and bacterial pathogenicity.ConclusionsP.gingivalis W83 has a pathogenic effect on host oral cavity. Meanwhile, inflammatory oral environment alters P.gingivalis W83 gene expression profile. These changes in gene expression may limit the proliferation and weaken the pathogenicity of P.gingivalis W83, and favor themselves to adapt local environment for survival.
Highlights
The development of chronic periodontitis was due to periodontal pathogens, and the interaction between periodontal pathogens and host
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disorder mediated by host and bacteria interactions and manifested by damage to the periodontal tissues that may progress to tooth loss
Our study showed that P.gingivalis W83 induced rat gingival tissue inflammation, and alveolar bone loss, which is the key feature of periodontitis
Summary
The development of chronic periodontitis was due to periodontal pathogens, and the interaction between periodontal pathogens and host. The aim of this study is to investigate the alterations in gene expression in Porphyromonas gingivalis (P.gingivalis) W83 after inoculation in rat oral cavity. Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disorder mediated by host and bacteria interactions and manifested by damage to the periodontal tissues that may progress to tooth loss. The host inflammatory responses stimulated by periodontal pathogens intend to eliminate the invaded bacteria and attribute to the destruction of tooth supporting tissues and tooth loss [1]. P.gingivalis can induce immune cells to secrete cytokines when they invade into hosts. These cytokines are present in inflamed gingiva and aggravate the destruction of oral gingival tissues and alveolar bone [5].
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