Abstract
B acteroides gingivalis has been recognized as a pathogen causing adult periodontal disease. In this study, we examined the culture supernatants of B. gingival is for their ability to alter the function of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs). After a 60-minute incubation with the culture supernatants of B. gingivalis, it was found that there was a significant reduction of f-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (FMLP) receptor in human and guinea pig PMNs. Superoxide anion (O- 2) production of PMNs stimulated by FMLP was also suppressed when cells were pre-incubated with the culture supernatants of B. gingivalis. A similar suppression was observed when these cells were stimulated by phorbol myristate acetate. An exohemagglutinin fraction of the culture supernatants showed suppressive activity at a low dose (10 μg/mL). The data presented in this paper suggest that B. gingivalis releases substances which suppress the functions of PMNs via the modulation of cell surface receptors and internal cellular events. These suppressive effects may be important in the pathogenesis of this micro-organism.
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