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Cueno ME, Saito Y, Ochiai K. Periodontal disease level-butyric acid amounts locally administered in the rat gingival mucosa induce ER stress in the systemic blood. Microb Pathog 2015; 94:70-5. [PMID: 26541671 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2015.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2015] [Revised: 10/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Periodontal diseases have long been postulated to contribute to systemic diseases and, likewise, it has been proposed that periodontal disease treatment may ameliorate certain systemic diseases. Short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) are major secondary metabolites produced by oral anaerobic bacteria and, among the SCFAs, butyric acid (BA) in high amounts contribute to periodontal disease development. Periodontal disease level-butyric acid (PDL-BA) is found among patients suffering from periodontal disease and has previously shown to induce oxidative stress, whereas, oxidative stress is correlated to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. This would imply that PDL-BA may likewise stimulate ER stress, however, this was never elucidated. A better understanding of the correlation between PDL-BA and systemic ER stress stimulation could shed light on the possible systemic effects of PDL-BA-related periodontal diseases. Here, PDL-BA was injected into the gingival mucosa and the systemic blood obtained from the rat jugular was collected at 0, 15, 60, and 180 min post-injection. Collected blood samples were purified and only the blood cytosol was used throughout this study. Subsequently, we measured blood cytosolic GADD153, Ca(2+), representative apoptotic and inflammatory caspases, and NF-κB amounts. We found that PDL-BA presence increased blood cytosolic GADD153 and Ca(2+) amounts. Moreover, we observed that blood cytosolic caspases and NF-κB were activated only at 60 and 180 min post-injection in the rat gingival mucosa. This suggests that PDL-BA administered through the gingival mucosa may influence the systemic blood via ER stress stimulation and, moreover, prolonged PDL-BA retention in the gingival mucosa may play a significant role in ER stress-related caspase and NF-κB activation. In a periodontal disease scenario, we propose that PDL-BA-related ER stress stimulation leading to the simultaneous activation of apoptosis and inflammation may contribute to periodontal disease pathogenesis.
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- Marni E Cueno
- Department of Microbiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan.
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- Department of Microbiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan.
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Cueno ME, Ochiai K. Re-discovering periodontal butyric acid: New insights on an old metabolite. Microb Pathog 2015; 94:48-53. [PMID: 26466516 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2015.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2015] [Revised: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The oral microbiome is composed of detrimental and beneficial microbial communities producing several microbial factors that could contribute to the development of the oral microbiome and, likewise, may lead to the development of host diseases. Metabolites, like short-chain fatty acids, are commonly produced by the oral microbiome and serve various functions. Among the periodontal short-chain fatty acids, butyric acid is mainly produced by periodontopathic bacteria and, attributable to the butyrate paradox, is postulated to exhibit a dual function depending on butyric acid concentration. A better understanding of the interconnecting networks that would influence butyric acid function in the oral cavity may shed a new light on the current existing knowledge and view regarding butyric acid.
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- Marni E Cueno
- Department of Microbiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan.
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- Department of Microbiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan.
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Recent advances in molecular biology have facilitated analyses of the oral microbiome ("Who are they?"); however, its functions (e.g., metabolic activities) are poorly understood ("What are they doing?"). This review aims to summarize our current understanding of the metabolism of the oral microbiome. Saccharolytic bacteria-including Streptococcus, Actinomyces, and Lactobacillus species-degrade carbohydrates into organic acids via the Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway and several of its branch pathways, resulting in dental caries, while alkalization and acid neutralization via the arginine deiminase system, urease, and so on, counteract acidification. Proteolytic/amino acid-degrading bacteria, including Prevotella and Porphyromonas species, break down proteins and peptides into amino acids and degrade them further via specific pathways to produce short-chain fatty acids, ammonia, sulfur compounds, and indole/skatole, which act as virulent and modifying factors in periodontitis and oral malodor. Furthermore, it is suggested that ethanol-derived acetaldehyde can cause oral cancer, while nitrate-derived nitrite can aid caries prevention and systemic health. Microbial metabolic activity is influenced by the oral environment; however, it can also modify the oral environment, enhance the pathogenicity of bacteria, and induce microbial selection to create more pathogenic microbiome. Taking a metabolomic approach to analyzing the oral microbiome is crucial to improving our understanding of the functions of the oral microbiome.
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- N Takahashi
- Division of Oral Ecology and Biochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan
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Cueno ME, Kamio N, Seki K, Kurita-Ochiai T, Ochiai K. High butyric acid amounts induce oxidative stress, alter calcium homeostasis, and cause neurite retraction in nerve growth factor-treated PC12 cells. Cell Stress Chaperones 2015; 20:709-13. [PMID: 25808460 PMCID: PMC4463921 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-015-0584-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Revised: 03/12/2015] [Accepted: 03/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Butyric acid (BA) is a common secondary metabolite by-product produced by oral pathogenic bacteria and is detected in high amounts in the gingival tissue of patients with periodontal disease. Previous works have demonstrated that BA can cause oxidative stress in various cell types; however, this was never explored using neuronal cells. Here, we exposed nerve growth factor (NGF)-treated PC1(2) cells to varying BA concentrations (0.5, 1.0, 5.0 mM). We measured total heme, H(2)O(2), catalase, and calcium levels through biochemical assays and visualized the neurite outgrowth after BA treatment. Similarly, we determined the effects of other common periodontal short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) on neurite outgrowth for comparison. We found that high (1.0 and 5.0 mM) BA concentrations induced oxidative stress and altered calcium homeostasis, whereas low (0.5 mM) BA concentration had no significant effect. Moreover, compared to other SCFAs, we established that only BA was able to induce neurite retraction.
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- Marni E. Cueno
- />Department of Microbiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8310 Japan
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- />Department of Microbiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8310 Japan
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- />Department of Microbiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8310 Japan
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- />Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Matsudo, Chiba 271-8587 Japan
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- />Department of Microbiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8310 Japan
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Docosahexaenoic acid attenuates oxidative stress and protects human gingival fibroblasts against cytotoxicity induced by hydrogen peroxide and butyric acid. Arch Oral Biol 2015; 60:144-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2014.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2014] [Revised: 08/14/2014] [Accepted: 09/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Nishimata H, Ohara-Nemoto Y, Baba TT, Hoshino T, Fujiwara T, Shimoyama Y, Kimura S, Nemoto TK. Identification of Dipeptidyl-Peptidase (DPP)5 and DPP7 in Porphyromonas endodontalis, Distinct from Those in Porphyromonas gingivalis. PLoS One 2014; 9:e114221. [PMID: 25494328 PMCID: PMC4262410 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 11/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Dipeptidyl peptidases (DPPs) that liberate dipeptides from the N-terminal end of oligopeptides are crucial for the growth of Porphyromonas species, anaerobic asaccharolytic gram negative rods that utilize amino acids as energy sources. Porphyromonas endodontalis is a causative agent of periapical lesions with acute symptoms and Asp/Glu-specific DPP11 has been solely characterized in this organism. In this study, we identified and characterized two P. endodontalis DPPs, DPP5 and DPP7. Cell-associated DPP activity toward Lys-Ala-4-methylcoumaryl-7-amide (MCA) was prominent in P. endodontalis ATCC 35406 as compared with the Porphyromonas gingivalis strains ATCC 33277, 16-1, HW24D1, ATCC 49417, W83, W50, and HNA99. The level of hydrolysis of Leu-Asp-MCA by DPP11, Gly-Pro-MCA by DPP4, and Met-Leu-MCA was also higher than in the P. gingivalis strains. MER236725 and MER278904 are P. endodontalis proteins belong to the S9- and S46-family peptidases, respectively. Recombinant MER236725 exhibited enzymatic properties including substrate specificity, and salt- and pH-dependence similar to P. gingivalis DPP5 belonging to the S9 family. However, the kcat/Km figure (194 µM-1·sec-1) for the most potent substrate (Lys-Ala-MCA) was 18.4-fold higher as compared to the P. gingivalis entity (10.5 µM-1·sec-1). In addition, P. endodontalis DPP5 mRNA and protein contents were increased several fold as compared with those in P. gingivalis. Recombinant MER278904 preferentially hydrolyzed Met-Leu-MCA and exhibited a substrate specificity similar to P. gingivalis DPP7 belonging to the S46 family. In accord with the deduced molecular mass of 818 amino acids, a 105-kDa band was immunologically detected, indicating that P. endodontalis DPP7 is an exceptionally large molecule in the DPP7/DPP11/S46 peptidase family. The enhancement of four DPP activities was conclusively demonstrated in P. endodontalis, and remarkable Lys-Ala-MCA-hydrolysis was achieved by qualitative and quantitative potentiation of the DPP5 molecule.
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- Haruka Nishimata
- Department of Oral Molecular Biology, Course of Medical and Dental Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Course of Medical and Dental Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Oral Molecular Biology, Course of Medical and Dental Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Oral Molecular Biology, Course of Medical and Dental Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Course of Medical and Dental Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Course of Medical and Dental Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Microbiology, Iwate Medical University, Yahaba-cho, Iwate, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Microbiology, Iwate Medical University, Yahaba-cho, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Oral Molecular Biology, Course of Medical and Dental Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Ochiai K, Kurita-Ochiai T. [Alternative effects of a metabolic by-product, butyric acid, produced by oral anaerobes]. Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi 2014; 144:81-87. [PMID: 25109521 DOI: 10.1254/fpj.144.81] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Fu YW, He HB. Apoptosis of periodontium cells in streptozototocin- and ligature-induced experimental diabetic periodontitis in rats. Acta Odontol Scand 2013; 71:1206-15. [PMID: 23294164 DOI: 10.3109/00016357.2012.757638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of apoptosis of periodontium cells in streptozototocin- and ligature-induced experimental diabetic periodontitis in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty-two 6-week-old male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into three groups: the diabetic periodontitis group (group DP; n = 22), periodontitis group (group P; n = 20) and normal control group (group N; n = 20). Diabetes was induced by intraperitoneal injection of streptozototocin (STZ). Periodontitis was initiated by ligating floss around maxillary second molars. The animals were sacrificed at 3 and 6 weeks after ligature placement in the P and DP groups. Maxillary dentoalveolar segments were isolated and were prepared for morphometric analysis of alveolar bone loss (ABL) and for histological analysis. RESULTS ABL was significantly increased in group DP compared with group P (p < 0.05). The number of PDL fibroblasts, osteoblasts and osteocytes in group DP was decreased compared with group P (p < 0.05). Inter-group analysis revealed higher osteoclast numbers in the inflammatory area of group DP and group P when compared with group N (p < 0.05). Also, compared with group P, group DP had more higher osteoclast numbers (p < 0.05). Periodontitis and diabetic periodontitis also increased apoptosis of fibroblasts, osteoblasts and osteocytes. The percentage of these apoptotic cells was ∼ 2-fold higher in group DP vs group P. CONCLUSIONS The results of these studies suggest that diabetes may have a negative effect on the periodontium by increasing the formation of osteoclasts and enhancing apoptosis of fibroblasts, osteoblasts and osteocytes in the periodontal tissue.
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- Department of Stomatology, The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang City, Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, PR China.
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Cueno ME, Imai K, Matsukawa N, Tsukahara T, Kurita-Ochiai T, Ochiai K. Butyric acid retention in gingival tissue induces oxidative stress in jugular blood mitochondria. Cell Stress Chaperones 2013; 18:661-5. [PMID: 23397230 PMCID: PMC3745256 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-013-0409-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2012] [Revised: 01/26/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Butyric acid (BA) is a major extracellular metabolite produced by anaerobic periodontopathic bacteria and is commonly deposited in the gingival tissue. BA induces mitochondrial oxidative stress in vitro; however, its effects in vivo were never elucidated. Here, we determined the effects of butyric acid retention in the gingival tissues on oxidative stress induction in the jugular blood mitochondria. We established that BA injected in the rat gingival tissue has prolonged retention in gingival tissues. Blood taken at 0, 60, and 180 min after BA injection was used for further analysis. We isolated blood mitochondria, verified its purity, and measured hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), heme, superoxide (SOD), and catalase (CAT) to determine BA effects. We found that H2O2, heme, SOD, and CAT levels all increased after BA injection. This would insinuate that mitochondrial oxidative stress was induced ascribable to BA.
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- Marni E. Cueno
- />Department of Microbiology, Division of Immunology and Pathobiology, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8310 Japan
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- />Department of Microbiology, Division of Immunology and Pathobiology, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8310 Japan
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- />Kyoto Institute of Nutrition and Pathology Inc., Tachikawa Ujitawara, Kyoto, 610-0231 Japan
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- />Kyoto Institute of Nutrition and Pathology Inc., Tachikawa Ujitawara, Kyoto, 610-0231 Japan
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- />Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Matsudo, Chiba 271-8587 Japan
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- />Department of Microbiology, Division of Immunology and Pathobiology, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8310 Japan
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Abe K. Butyric acid induces apoptosis in both human monocytes and lymphocytes equivalently. J Oral Sci 2012; 54:7-14. [PMID: 22466881 DOI: 10.2334/josnusd.54.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are metabolites from anaerobic periodontopathic bacteria that induce apoptosis in immune cells such as lymphocytes, monocytes and macrophages. However, it remains unclear if SCFAs from pathogens induce apoptosis in monocytes/macrophages similarly with lymphocytes. This study investigated whether SCFAs-induced apoptosis is equal among the immunoregulatory cells. Cell apoptosis of the employed human cells was evaluated after treatment with culture supernatants from various periodontopathic bacteria or sodium butyrate. Apoptosis and viability were determined by detection of DNA fragmentation and using an MTS assay kit, respectively. Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum culture filtrates strongly induced apoptosis whereas Prevotella nigrescens and Prevotella intermedia culture filtrates failed to induce apoptosis in the THP-1 and U937 human monocyte and macrophage cell lines. Healthy gingival fibroblasts and oral epithelial cells were resistant to all the culture filtrates. Gas-liquid chromatography detected butyric acid in P. gingivalis (21.0-34.0 mM) and F. nucleatum (36.0 mM) in culture filtrates, whereas, only trace levels were seen in P. nigrescens and P. intermedia. These results suggest that butyric acid produced by periodontopathic bacteria severely damages immunoregulatory cells in a consistent manner and, likewise, could be involved in mediating periodontal chronic inflammation.
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- Kazumasa Abe
- Department of Microbiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan.
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Imai K, Ochiai K, Okamoto T. Microbial interaction between HIV-1 and anaerobic bacteria producing butyric acid: its potential implication in AIDS progression. Future Virol 2012. [DOI: 10.2217/fvl.12.92] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Microbial coinfection has great impact on the course of disease progression of HIV-1 and the development of AIDS-related deaths. In fact, progression of AIDS development is more rapid in individuals with concomitant infections. Although it is well known that immunosuppression due to HIV-1 infection leads to AIDS-associated opportunistic infections, it has also become apparent that opportunistic infection often promotes the disease progression of HIV-1 infection by enhancing viral transmission or replication, or by modulating host immune responses. We have focused on such microbial interaction between HIV-1 and butyrate-producing anaerobic bacteria and explored the effects of these bacterial culture supernatants containing butyric acid in upregulating HIV-1 gene expression and thus inducing viral replication from the latently infected cells. Since butyric acid inhibits histone deacetylases, these findings suggest that the HIV latency is maintained in ‘recessive’ chromatin, where histone proteins are largely deacetylated, and that concomitant infection of butyrate-producing bacteria could obviously be a risk factor for HIV-1 reactivation in infected individuals, and might contribute to AIDS progression. Moreover, it is possible that therapeutic elimination of such bacterial infection could conceivably prevent the clinical development of AIDS and its epidemiological transmission. Widespread epidemiological surveys are warranted in order to elucidate the role of concomitant infection of such bacteria.
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- Kenichi Imai
- Department of Microbiology, Division of Immunology & Pathobiology, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Division of Immunology & Pathobiology, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan
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- Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8601, Japan
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Imai K, Ogata Y, Ochiai K. Microbial interaction of periodontopathic bacteria and Epstein-Barr virus and their implication of periodontal diseases. J Oral Biosci 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.job.2012.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Chang MC, Tsai YL, Chen YW, Chan CP, Huang CF, Lan WC, Lin CC, Lan WH, Jeng JH. Butyrate induces reactive oxygen species production and affects cell cycle progression in human gingival fibroblasts. J Periodontal Res 2012; 48:66-73. [PMID: 22834967 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2012.01504.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Short-chain fatty acids, such as butyric acid and propionic acid, are metabolic by-products generated by periodontal microflora such as Porphyromonas gingivalis, and contribute to the pathogenesis of periodontitis. However, the effects of butyrate on the biological activities of gingival fibroblasts (GFs) are not well elucidated. MATERIAL AND METHODS Human GFs were exposed to various concentrations of butyrate (0.5-16 mm) for 24 h. Viable cells that excluded trypan blue were counted. Cell cycle distribution of GFs was analyzed by propidium iodide-staining flow cytometry. Cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was measured by flow cytometry using 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein (DCF). Total RNA and protein lysates were isolated and subjected to RT-PCR using specific primers or to western blotting using specific antibodies, respectively. RESULTS Butyrate inhibited the growth of GFs, as indicated by a decrease in the number of viable cells. This event was associated with an induction of G0/G1 and G2/M cell cycle arrest by butyrate (4-16 mm) in GFs. However, no marked apoptosis of GFs was noted in this experimental condition. Butyrate (> 2 mm) inhibited the expression of cdc2, cdc25C and cyclinB1 mRNAs and reduced the levels of Cdc2, Cdc25C and cyclinB1 proteins in GFs, as determined using RT-PCR and western blotting, respectively. This toxic effect of butyrate was associated with the production of ROS. CONCLUSION These results suggest that butyrate generated by periodontal pathogens may be involved in the pathogenesis of periodontal diseases via the induction of ROS production and the impairment of cell growth, cell cycle progression and expression of cell cycle-related genes in GFs. These events are important in the initiation and prolongation of inflammatory processes in periodontal diseases.
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- M-C Chang
- Biomedical Science Team, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Imai K, Inoue H, Tamura M, Cueno ME, Inoue H, Takeichi O, Kusama K, Saito I, Ochiai K. The periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis induces the Epstein-Barr virus lytic switch transactivator ZEBRA by histone modification. Biochimie 2011; 94:839-46. [PMID: 22178321 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2011.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2011] [Accepted: 12/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous human herpesvirus that usually results in latent infection of B cells. The EBV BZLF1 gene product ZEBRA is a master regulator of the transition from latency to the lytic replication cycle. In the latent state, hypoacetylation of histone proteins in the BZLF1 promoter by histone deacetylases (HDACs) is primarily involved in maintaining EBV latency. Although the mechanism that regulates the switch between latency and lytic replication has been a central research focus in EBV infection, the causal link between HDAC inhibition and the disruption of viral latency is not well understood. Periodontal disease is a complex chronic inflammatory disease caused by subgingival infection with oral anaerobic bacteria, typically Porphyromonas gingivalis. Periodontal disease occurs worldwide and is among the most prevalent microbial diseases in humans. In this study, we examined the biological effect of P. gingivalis infection on EBV reactivation and found that P. gingivalis induced expression of ZEBRA. This activity was associated with supernatant from bacterial culture, but not with other bacterial components such as lipopolysaccharide or fimbriae. We demonstrated that culture supernatant from P. gingivalis, which contained high concentrations of butyric acid, inhibited HDACs, thus increasing histone acetylation and the transcriptional activity of the BZLF1 gene. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays revealed that HDACs were present in the BZLF1 promoter during latent state and that they were dissociated from the promoter concomitantly with the association of acetylated histone H3, upon stimulation by culture supernatant from P. gingivalis. Thus, P. gingivalis induced EBV reactivation via chromatin modification, and butyric acid-a bacterial metabolite-was responsible for this effect. These findings suggest that periodontal disease is a risk factor for EBV reactivation in infected individuals and might therefore contribute to progression of EBV-related diseases.
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- Kenichi Imai
- Department of Microbiology, Division of Immunology and Pathobiology, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8310, Japan.
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Huang CB, Alimova Y, Myers TM, Ebersole JL. Short- and medium-chain fatty acids exhibit antimicrobial activity for oral microorganisms. Arch Oral Biol 2011; 56:650-4. [PMID: 21333271 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2011.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2010] [Revised: 01/18/2011] [Accepted: 01/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study assessed the antibacterial activity of short-, medium-, and long-chain fatty acids against various oral microorganisms. METHODS The short-chain fatty acids [formic acid (C1), acetic acid (C2), propionic acid (C3), butyric acid (C4), isobutyric acid (C4), isovaleric acid (C5), hexanoic acid (C6)], medium-chain fatty acids [octanoic acid (C8), capric acid (C10), lauric acid (12)], and long-chain fatty acids [myristic acid (C14), palmitic acid (C16)], were investigated for antimicrobial activity against Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus gordonii, Streptococcus sanguis, Candida albicans, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and Porphyromonas gingivalis. RESULTS The data demonstrated that the fatty acids exhibited patterns of inhibition against oral bacteria with some specificity that appeared related more to the bacterial species that the general structural characteristics of the microorganism. As a group the fatty acids were much less effective against C. albicans than the oral bacteria, with effectiveness limited to hexanoic, octanoic, and lauric acids. Formic acid, capric, and lauric acids were broadly inhibitory for the bacteria. Interestingly, fatty acids that are produced at metabolic end-products by a number of these bacteria, were specifically inactive against the producing species, whilst substantially inhibiting the growth of other oral microorganisms. CONCLUSIONS The results indicate that the antimicrobial activity of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs), long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs) could influence the microbial ecology in the oral cavity via at least 2 potential pathways. First, the agents delivered exogenously as therapeutic adjuncts could be packaged to enhance a microbial-regulatory environment in the subgingival sulcus. Second, it would be the intrinsic nature of these fatty acid inhibitors in contributing to the characteristics of the microbial biofilms, their evolution, and emergence of species within the biofilms. Further studies on these functions are required to better understand the nature of these potential microbial interactions in the biofilms.
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- Chifu B Huang
- Center for Oral Health Research, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40503, United States.
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Ochiai K, Imai K, Tamura M, Kurita-Ochiai T. Butyric Acid Effects in the Development of Periodontitis and Systemic Diseases. J Oral Biosci 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s1349-0079(11)80004-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ebe N, Hara-Yokoyama M, Iwasaki K, Iseki S, Okuhara S, Podyma-Inoue KA, Terasawa K, Watanabe A, Akizuki T, Watanabe H, Yanagishita M, Izumi Y. Pocket epithelium in the pathological setting for HMGB1 release. J Dent Res 2010; 90:235-40. [PMID: 21149855 DOI: 10.1177/0022034510385688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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High-mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) protein acts as a transcription factor in the nucleus and also as a pro-inflammatory cytokine when released into extracellular fluids. The presence of higher levels of HMGB1 is reported in the gingival crevicular fluid from periodontal patients. Since the proliferation of bacteria within the periodontal pocket is closely involved in the exacerbation of periodontal disease, it is hypothesized that the periodontal pocket causes the release of HMGB1. Immunohistochemical staining of inflamed gingiva revealed that HMGB1 is exclusively dislocated from the nucleus to the cytoplasm in the pocket epithelium, whereas it is mainly present in the nucleus in the gingival epithelium. Butyric acid, an extracellular metabolite from periodontopathic bacteria populating the periodontal pocket, induced the passive release of HMGB1 as a result of eliciting necrosis in the human gingival epithelial cell line. Thus, the periodontal epithelium may provide a unique pathological setting for HMGB1 release by bacterial insult.
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- N Ebe
- Section of Periodontology, Department of Hard Tissue Engineering, Biochemistry, Division of Bio-Matrix, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8549, Japan
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Bhattacharjee MK, Childs CB, Ali E. Sensitivity of the periodontal pathogen Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans at mildly acidic pH. J Periodontol 2010; 82:917-25. [PMID: 21091350 DOI: 10.1902/jop.2010.100590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (previously Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans), a capnophilic facultative anaerobe, is associated with localized aggressive periodontitis and endocarditis. When grown in broth, the cells begin to die rapidly after overnight growth. The cells also often lose viability on plates within a few days. The aim of this study is to identify the cause of the rapid loss of cell viability. METHODS Cell viabilities, as measured by colony forming units, were determined for cells obtained from isolated colonies and from the dense part of a streak on plates. The effect of pH on cell viability was determined by growing cells in broth at various initial glucose concentrations and with or without added bicarbonate. RESULTS A. actinomycetemcomitans cells were highly sensitive to even a mildly acidic pH of ≈6. Because the bacteria grew at a glucose concentration that is commonly used in many laboratories, there was a dramatic decrease in cell viability as the pH went <6, which happened long before the culture reached saturation. This was easily avoided by using a lower initial glucose concentration, and under these conditions, the addition of bicarbonate to the growth medium was not necessary. Cells resuspended in buffer without nutrients lost viability much faster at pH 6 than at a higher pH. On plates, the cell viability was much higher in isolated colonies than in the dense area of the streak. CONCLUSIONS A. actinomycetemcomitans cells rapidly lost viability at even a mildly acidic pH. The problem was easily rectified by growing cells at a low glucose concentration.
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- Mrinal K Bhattacharjee
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
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Yang L, Li Z, Li X, Wang Z, Wang S, Sasaki Y, Takai H, Ogata Y. Butyric acid stimulates bone sialoprotein gene transcription. J Oral Sci 2010; 52:231-7. [PMID: 20587946 DOI: 10.2334/josnusd.52.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Butyric acid (sodium butyrate; BA) is an extracellular metabolite secreted from periodontopathic bacteria present in subgingival plaque. BA induces apoptosis of T and B cells, and acts as a potent inhibitor of histone deacetylases. Bone sialoprotein (BSP) is thought to function in the initial mineralization of bone, and may be crucial for osteoblast differentiation, bone matrix mineralization and tumor metastasis. In the present study we investigated the regulation of BSP transcription by BA in rat osteoblast-like ROS17/2.8 cells. At 12 h, BA (10(-4) M) increased the level of BSP mRNA, and enhanced the luciferase activity of the construct pLUC3, which includes the promoter sequence between nucleotides -116 and +60. Transcriptional stimulation by BA was abrogated in the pLUC3 construct which containing a 2-bp mutation in the fibroblast growth factor 2 response element (FRE). Gel shift analyses showed that BA increased the binding of nuclear protein to FRE. These data suggest that BA increases the transcription of the BSP gene mediated through FRE in the rat BSP gene promoter, and induces osteoblast activity in the early stage of bone formation.
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- Li Yang
- Department of Periodontology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
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Meuric V, Rouillon A, Chandad F, Bonnaure-Mallet M. Putative respiratory chain of Porphyromonas gingivalis. Future Microbiol 2010; 5:717-34. [PMID: 20441545 DOI: 10.2217/fmb.10.32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The electron transfer chain in Porphyromonas gingivalis, or periodontopathogens, has not yet been characterized. P. gingivalis, a strict anaerobic bacteria and the second colonizer of the oral cavity, is considered to be a major causal agent involved in periodontal diseases. Primary colonizers create a favorable environment for P. gingivalis growth by decreasing oxygen pressure. Oxygen does not appear to be the final electron acceptor of the respiratory chain. Fumarate and cytochrome b have been implicated as major components of the respiratory activity. However, the P. gingivalis genome shows many other enzymes that could be implicated in aerobic or nitrite respiration. Using bioinformatic tools and literature studies of respiratory pathways, the ATP synthesis mechanism from the sodium cycle and nutrients metabolism, the putative respirasome of P. gingivalis has been proposed.
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- Vincent Meuric
- Equipe de Microbiologie, UPRES-EA 1254, Université Européenne de Bretagne, Université de Rennes I, UFR Odontologie, Bâtiment 15, 2 Avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35043 Rennes Cedex, France
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Kurita-Ochiai T, Ochiai K. Butyric acid induces apoptosis via oxidative stress in Jurkat T-cells. J Dent Res 2010; 89:689-94. [PMID: 20439934 DOI: 10.1177/0022034510365456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are essential for the induction of T-cell apoptosis by butyric acid, an extracellular metabolite of periodontopathic bacteria. To determine the involvement of oxidative stress in apoptosis pathways, we investigated the contribution of ROS in mitochondrial signaling pathways, death-receptor-initiated signaling pathway, and endoplasmic reticulum stress in butyric-acid-induced T-cell apoptosis. N-acetyl-L-Cysteine (NAC) abrogated mitochondrial injury, cytochrome c, AIF, and Smac release, and Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL suppression and Bax and Bad activation induced by butyric acid. However, the decrease in cFLIP expression by butyric acid was not restored by treatment with NAC; increases in caspase-4 and -10 activities by butyric acid were completely abrogated by NAC. NAC also affected the elevation of GRP78 and CHOP/GADD153 expression by butyric acid. These results suggest that butyric acid is involved in mitochondrial-dysfunction- and endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis in human Jurkat T-cells via a ROS-dependent mechanism.
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- T Kurita-Ochiai
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Matsudo, Chiba 271-8587, Japan.
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Calenic B, Yaegaki K, Murata T, Imai T, Aoyama I, Sato T, Ii H. Oral malodorous compound triggers mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis and causes genomic DNA damage in human gingival epithelial cells. J Periodontal Res 2010; 45:31-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2008.01199.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Feghali K, Iwasaki K, Tanaka K, Komaki M, Machigashira M, Ishikawa I, Izumi Y. Human gingival fibroblasts release high-mobility group box-1 protein through active and passive pathways. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 24:292-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302x.2009.00508.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Imai K, Ochiai K, Okamoto T. Reactivation of latent HIV-1 infection by the periodontopathic bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis involves histone modification. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 182:3688-95. [PMID: 19265147 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0802906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Latently infected cells harbor the HIV-1 proviral DNA genome primarily integrated into heterochromatin, allowing the persistence of transcriptionally silent proviruses. Hypoacetylation of histone proteins by histone deacetylases (HDAC) is involved in the maintenance of HIV-1 latency by repressing viral transcription. In addition, periodontal diseases, caused by polymicrobial subgingival bacteria including Porphyromonas gingivalis, are among the most prevalent infections of mankind. Here we demonstrate the effects of P. gingivalis on HIV-1 replication. This activity could be ascribable to the bacterial culture supernatant but not to other bacterial components such as fimbriae or LPS. We found that this HIV-1-inducing activity was recovered in the lower molecular mass (<3 kDa) fraction of the culture supernatant. We also demonstrated that P. gingivalis produces high concentrations of butyric acid, acting as a potent inhibitor of HDACs and causing histone acetylation. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays revealed that the corepressor complex containing HDAC1 and AP-4 was dissociated from the HIV-1 long terminal repeat promoter upon stimulation with bacterial culture supernatant concomitantly with the association of acetylated histone and RNA polymerase II. We thus found that P. gingivalis could induce HIV-1 reactivation via chromatin modification and that butyric acid, one of the bacterial metabolites, is responsible for this effect. These results suggest that periodontal diseases could act as a risk factor for HIV-1 reactivation in infected individuals and might contribute to the systemic dissemination of the virus.
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- Kenichi Imai
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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Seto S, Kurita-Ochiai T, Ochiai K. Increased susceptibility to tumor necrosis factor-alpha in butyric acid-induced apoptosis is caused by downregulation of cFLIP expression in Jurkat T cells. Microbiol Immunol 2008; 52:188-96. [PMID: 18402601 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2008.00023.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Butyric acid is one of the major extracellular metabolites of periodontopathic Gram-negative bacteria. We previously demonstrated that butyric acid induced apoptosis in human T cells. In the present study, we examined the interaction between butyric acid and TNF-alpha in Jurkat T-cell apoptosis. Simultaneous treatment with TNF-alpha enhanced butyric acid-induced apoptosis by promoting caspase activity more than was achieved by either reagent alone. We examined which genes were associated with the increased susceptibility to TNF-alpha caused by butyric acid, and revealed that expression of cFLIP decreased with increased concentrations of butyric acid. Furthermore, exogenous expression of cFLIP protein suppressed the enhancing effect by TNF-alpha in the apoptosis. These results suggest that butyric acid downregulates cFLIP expression and increases the susceptibility to TNF-alpha by activating caspases via the death receptor signal.
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- Shintaro Seto
- Division of Microbiology, Department of Oral Biology and Tissue Engineering, Meikai University School of Dentistry, Saitama, Japan
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