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Lin HH, Lin YW, Wu CY, Hsiao FP, Lai YL, Hung SL. Stimulatory effects of Porphyromonas gingivalis GroEL protein on interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 in human osteoblasts. J Formos Med Assoc 2021; 120:150-156. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2020.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The etiopathogenesis of severe periodontitis includes herpesvirus-bacteria coinfection. This article evaluates the pathogenicity of herpesviruses (cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus) and periodontopathic bacteria (Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis) and coinfection of these infectious agents in the initiation and progression of periodontitis. Cytomegalovirus and A. actinomycetemcomitans/P. gingivalis exercise synergistic pathogenicity in the development of localized ("aggressive") juvenile periodontitis. Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus are associated with P. gingivalis in adult types of periodontitis. Periodontal herpesviruses that enter the general circulation may also contribute to disease development in various organ systems. A 2-way interaction is likely to occur between periodontal herpesviruses and periodontopathic bacteria, with herpesviruses promoting bacterial upgrowth, and bacterial factors reactivating latent herpesviruses. Bacterial-induced gingivitis may facilitate herpesvirus colonization of the periodontium, and herpesvirus infections may impede the antibacterial host defense and alter periodontal cells to predispose for bacterial adherence and invasion. Herpesvirus-bacteria synergistic interactions, are likely to comprise an important pathogenic determinant of aggressive periodontitis. However, mechanistic investigations into the molecular and cellular interaction between periodontal herpesviruses and bacteria are still scarce. Herpesvirus-bacteria coinfection studies may yield significant new discoveries of pathogenic determinants, and drug and vaccine targets to minimize or prevent periodontitis and periodontitis-related systemic diseases.
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- Casey Chen
- Division of Periodontology, Diagnostic Sciences & Dental Hygiene, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Section of Infection and Immunity, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Periodontology, Diagnostic Sciences & Dental Hygiene, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Hang K, Ye C, Chen E, Zhang W, Xue D, Pan Z. Role of the heat shock protein family in bone metabolism. Cell Stress Chaperones 2018; 23:1153-1164. [PMID: 30187197 PMCID: PMC6237693 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-018-0932-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2018] [Revised: 08/11/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are a family of proteins produced by cells in response to exposure to stressful conditions. In addition to their role as chaperones, they also play an important role in the cardiovascular, immune, and other systems. Normal bone tissue is maintained by bone metabolism, particularly by the balance between osteoblasts and osteoclasts, which are physiologically regulated by multiple hormones and cytokines. In recent years, studies have reported the vital role of HSPs in bone metabolism. However, the conclusions remain largely controversial, and the exact mechanisms are still unclear, so a review and analyses of previous studies are of importance. This article reviews the current understanding of the roles and effects of HSPs on bone cells (osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and osteocytes), in relation to bone metabolism.
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- Kai Hang
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 88, Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009 China
- Orthopedics Research Institute, Zhejiang University, No. 88, Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009 China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 88, Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009 China
- Orthopedics Research Institute, Zhejiang University, No. 88, Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009 China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 88, Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009 China
- Orthopedics Research Institute, Zhejiang University, No. 88, Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009 China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 88, Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009 China
- Orthopedics Research Institute, Zhejiang University, No. 88, Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009 China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 88, Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009 China
- Orthopedics Research Institute, Zhejiang University, No. 88, Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009 China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 88, Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009 China
- Orthopedics Research Institute, Zhejiang University, No. 88, Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009 China
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Cerebellar Abscess Caused by Extension of an Otogenic Infection Through the Labyrinth and Internal Auditory Canal. Otol Neurotol 2018; 39:e891-e893. [PMID: 30199505 DOI: 10.1097/mao.0000000000001974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Wang C, Kankaanpää J, Kummu O, Turunen SP, Akhi R, Bergmann U, Pussinen P, Remes AM, Hörkkö S. Characterization of a natural mouse monoclonal antibody recognizing epitopes shared by oxidized low-density lipoprotein and chaperonin 60 of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. Immunol Res 2017; 64:699-710. [PMID: 26786003 DOI: 10.1007/s12026-015-8781-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Natural antibodies are predominantly antibodies of the IgM isotype present in the circulation of all vertebrates that have not been previously exposed to exogenous antigens. They are often directed against highly conserved epitopes and bind to ligands of varying chemical composition with low affinity. In this study we cloned and characterized a natural mouse monoclonal IgM antibody selected by binding to malondialdehyde acetaldehyde epitopes on low-density lipoprotein (LDL). Interestingly, the IgM antibody cross-reacted with Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa) bacteria, a key pathogenic microbe in periodontitis reported to be associated with risk factor for atherosclerosis, thus being named as Aa_Mab. It is more intriguing that the binding molecule of Aa to Aa_Mab IgM was found to be Aa chaperonin 60 or HSP60, a member of heat-shock protein family, behaving not only as a chaperone for correct protein folding but also as a powerful virulence factor of the bacteria for inducing bone resorption and as a putative pathogenic factor in atherosclerosis. The findings will highlight the question of whether molecular mimicry between pathogen components and oxidized LDL could lead to atheroprotective immune activity, and also would be of great importance in potential application of immune response-based preventive and therapeutic strategies against atherosclerosis and periodontal disease.
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- Chunguang Wang
- Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Research Unit of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. .,Medical Research Center and Nordlab Oulu, University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
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- Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Research Unit of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.,Medical Research Center and Nordlab Oulu, University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.,Department of Neurology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.,Research Unit of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Research Center Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Research Unit of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.,Medical Research Center and Nordlab Oulu, University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Research Unit of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.,Medical Research Center and Nordlab Oulu, University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.,Genome-scale Biology Research Program, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Research Unit of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.,Medical Research Center and Nordlab Oulu, University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.,Research Unit of Oral Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Protein Analysis Core Facility, Biocenter Oulu and Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine-Neurology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Department of Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Research Unit of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.,Medical Research Center and Nordlab Oulu, University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Oral pathogenesis of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. Microb Pathog 2017; 113:303-311. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2017] [Revised: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Henderson B, Kaiser F. Bacterial modulators of bone remodeling in the periodontal pocket. Periodontol 2000 2017; 76:97-108. [DOI: 10.1111/prd.12160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Brian Henderson
- Cellular Microbiology Research Group, Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, UK.
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Llama-Palacios A, Potupa O, Sánchez MC, Figuero E, Herrera D, Sanz M. Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Growth in Biofilm versus Planktonic State: Differential Expression of Proteins. J Proteome Res 2017; 16:3158-3167. [PMID: 28707473 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.7b00127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa) is a pathogenic bacterium residing in the subgingival plaque biofilm strongly associated with the pathogenesis of periodontitis. The aim of this investigation was to study the protein differential expression of Aa when growing on biofilm compared with planktonic state using proteomic analysis by the 2D-DIGE system. Eighty-seven proteins were differentially expressed during biofilm growth (1.5-fold, p < 0.05), with 13 overexpressed and 37 down-expressed. Those repressed were mainly proteins involved in metabolism, biosynthesis, and transport. The overexpressed proteins were outer membrane proteins (OMPs) and highly immunogenic proteins such as YaeT (OMP), FtsZ, OMP39, OMP18/16, the chaperone GroEL, OMPA, adenylate kinase (Adk), and dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase. The enrichment fractions of the OMPs from biofilm and planktonic states were obtained, and these proteins were analyzed by Western blotting with human serum from a periodontitis patient and one healthy control. These immunogenic proteins overexpressed in the biofilm may represent candidate virulence factors.
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- Arancha Llama-Palacios
- Oral Microbiology Laboratory at the Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense , Madrid 28040, Spain
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- Oral Microbiology Laboratory at the Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense , Madrid 28040, Spain
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- Oral Microbiology Laboratory at the Faculty of Odontology, University Complutense , Madrid 28040, Spain
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- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense , Madrid 28040, Spain
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- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense , Madrid 28040, Spain
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- ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal Diseases) Research Group, University Complutense , Madrid 28040, Spain
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Teng YTA. Protective and Destructive Immunity in the Periodontium: Part 2—T-cell-mediated Immunity in the Periodontium. J Dent Res 2016; 85:209-19. [PMID: 16498066 DOI: 10.1177/154405910608500302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Based on the results of recent research in the field and Part 1 of this article (in this issue), the present paper will discuss the protective and destructive aspects of the T-cell-mediated adaptive immunity associated with the bacterial virulent factors or antigenic determinants during periodontal pathogenesis. Attention will be focused on: (i) osteoimmunology and periodontal disease; (ii) some molecular techniques developed and applied to identify critical microbial virulence factors or antigens associated with host immunity (with Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis as the model species); and (iii) summarizing the identified virulence factors/antigens associated with periodontal immunity. Thus, further understanding of the molecular mechanisms of the host’s T-cell-mediated immune responses and the critical microbial antigens related to disease pathogenesis will facilitate the development of novel therapeutics or protocols for future periodontal treatments. Abbreviations used in the paper are as follows: A. actinomycetemcomitans ( Aa), Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans; Ab, antibody; DC, dendritic cells; mAb, monoclonal antibody; pAb, polyclonal antibody; OC, osteoclast; PAMP, pathogen-associated molecular patterns; P. gingivalis ( Pg), Porphyromonas gingivalis; RANK, receptor activator of NF-κB; RANKL, receptor activator of NF-κB ligand; OPG, osteoprotegerin; TCR, T-cell-receptors; TLR, Toll-like receptors.
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- Y-T A Teng
- Laboratory of Molecular Microbial Immunity, Eastman Department of Dentistry, Eastman Dental Center, Box-683, 625 Elmwood Ave., Rochester, NY 14620, USA.
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Jung YJ, Choi YJ, An SJ, Lee HR, Jun HK, Choi BK. Tannerella forsythia GroEL induces inflammatory bone resorption and synergizes with interleukin-17. Mol Oral Microbiol 2016; 32:301-313. [PMID: 27484636 DOI: 10.1111/omi.12172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Tannerella forsythia is a major periodontal pathogen, and T. forsythia GroEL is a molecular chaperone homologous to human heat-shock protein 60. Interleukin-17 (IL-17) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of periodontitis and several systemic diseases. This study investigated the potential of T. forsythia GroEL to induce inflammatory bone resorption and examined the cooperative effect of IL-17 and T. forsythia GroEL on inflammatory responses. Human gingival fibroblasts (HGFs) and periodontal ligament (PDL) fibroblasts were stimulated with T. forsythia GroEL and/or IL-17. Gene expression of IL-6, IL-8, and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and concentrations of IL-6, IL-8, and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2 ) were measured by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, respectively. After stimulation of MG63 cells with T. forsythia GroEL and/or IL-17, gene expression of osteoprotegerin (OPG) was examined. After subcutaneous injection of T. forsythia GroEL and/or IL-17 above the calvaria of BALB/c mice, calvarial bone resorption was assessed by micro-computed tomography and histological examination. Tannerella forsythia GroEL induced IL-6 and IL-8 production in HGFs and PDL cells, and IL-17 further promoted IL-6 and IL-8 production. Both T. forsythia GroEL and IL-17 synergistically increased PGE2 production and inhibited OPG gene expression. Calvarial bone resorption was induced by T. forsythia GroEL injection, and simultaneous injection of T. forsythia GroEL and IL-17 further increased bone resorption. These results suggest that T. forsythia GroEL is a novel virulence factor that can contribute to inflammatory bone resorption caused by T. forsythia and synergizes with IL-17 to exacerbate inflammation and bone resorption.
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- Y-J Jung
- Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.,Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.,Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.,Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of High-Risk Pathogen Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea
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- Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.,Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.,Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Nalbant A, Saygılı T. IL12, IL10, IFNγ and TNFα Expression in Human Primary Monocytes Stimulated with Bacterial Heat Shock GroEL (Hsp64) Protein. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0154085. [PMID: 27119521 PMCID: PMC4847796 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Actinobacillus (Aggregatibacter) actinomycetemicomitans (Aa) is a bacterium that lives in the oral cavity and plays an important role in periodontal diseases. The effect of A.actinomycetemcomitans's heat shock family protein GroEL on host or immune cells including monocytes is quite limited. In this study, the recombinant A.actinomycetemcomitans's GroEL protein (rAaGroEL) was used as an antigen and its effects on monocytes of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was investigated. To do that, PBMCs were stimulated with rAaGroEL protein at different time points (16h to 96h) and the cytokines of CD14+ monocytes were detected with intracellular cytokine staining by Flow cytometry. Data showed that AaGroEL protein has an antigenic effect on human primary monocytes. AaGroEL protein responsive CD14 monocytes stimulates the expression of IL12, IL10, IFNγ and TNFα cytokines with different kinetics and expression profile. Therefore, A. actinomycetemcomitans's heat shock GroEL protein can modulate innate and adaptive immune responses and contribute to an inflammatory diseases pathology.
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- Ayten Nalbant
- Molecular Immunology and Gene Regulation Laboratory, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, İzmir, 35430 Turkey
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- Molecular Immunology and Gene Regulation Laboratory, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, İzmir, 35430 Turkey
- Alexion Ilac Ticaret Ltd Sti., Buyukdere Cad. No: 100–102 B Blok Kat:1 Istanbul, 34394 Turkey
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NALBANT A, SAYGILI T. The Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans heat shock protein GroEL interacts directly with human peripheral blood T cells. Turk J Biol 2016. [DOI: 10.3906/biy-1509-87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Kieselbach T, Zijnge V, Granström E, Oscarsson J. Proteomics of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Outer Membrane Vesicles. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0138591. [PMID: 26381655 PMCID: PMC4575117 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2015] [Accepted: 09/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is an oral and systemic pathogen associated with aggressive forms of periodontitis and with endocarditis. Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) released by this species have been demonstrated to deliver effector proteins such as cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) and leukotoxin (LtxA) into human host cells and to act as triggers of innate immunity upon carriage of NOD1- and NOD2-active pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). To improve our understanding of the pathogenicity-associated functions that A. actinomycetemcomitans exports via OMVs, we studied the proteome of density gradient-purified OMVs from a rough-colony type clinical isolate, strain 173 (serotype e) using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). This analysis yielded the identification of 151 proteins, which were found in at least three out of four independent experiments. Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD002509. Through this study, we not only confirmed the vesicle-associated release of LtxA, and the presence of proteins, which are known to act as immunoreactive antigens in the human host, but we also identified numerous additional putative virulence-related proteins in the A. actinomycetemcomitans OMV proteome. The known and putative functions of these proteins include immune evasion, drug targeting, and iron/nutrient acquisition. In summary, our findings are consistent with an OMV-associated proteome that exhibits several offensive and defensive functions, and they provide a comprehensive basis to further disclose roles of A. actinomycetemcomitans OMVs in periodontal and systemic disease.
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- Center for Dentistry and Oral Hygiene, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Oral Microbiology, Department of Odontology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Lin FY, Hsiao FP, Huang CY, Shih CM, Tsao NW, Tsai CS, Yang SF, Chang NC, Hung SL, Lin YW. Porphyromonas gingivalis GroEL induces osteoclastogenesis of periodontal ligament cells and enhances alveolar bone resorption in rats. PLoS One 2014; 9:e102450. [PMID: 25058444 PMCID: PMC4109931 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Porphyromonas gingivalis is a major periodontal pathogen that contains a variety of virulence factors. The antibody titer to P. gingivalis GroEL, a homologue of HSP60, is significantly higher in periodontitis patients than in healthy control subjects, suggesting that P. gingivalis GroEL is a potential stimulator of periodontal disease. However, the specific role of GroEL in periodontal disease remains unclear. Here, we investigated the effect of P. gingivalis GroEL on human periodontal ligament (PDL) cells in vitro, as well as its effect on alveolar bone resorption in rats in vivo. First, we found that stimulation of PDL cells with recombinant GroEL increased the secretion of the bone resorption-associated cytokines interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8, potentially via NF-κB activation. Furthermore, GroEL could effectively stimulate PDL cell migration, possibly through activation of integrin α1 and α2 mRNA expression as well as cytoskeletal reorganization. Additionally, GroEL may be involved in osteoclastogenesis via receptor activator of nuclear factor κ-B ligand (RANKL) activation and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) mRNA inhibition in PDL cells. Finally, we inoculated GroEL into rat gingiva, and the results of microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) and histomorphometric assays indicated that the administration of GroEL significantly increased inflammation and bone loss. In conclusion, P. gingivalis GroEL may act as a potent virulence factor, contributing to osteoclastogenesis of PDL cells and resulting in periodontal disease with alveolar bone resorption.
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- Feng-Yen Lin
- Division of Cardiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Cardiovascular Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Oral Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Cardiovascular Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Cardiovascular Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Stomatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Cardiovascular Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Oral Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Stomatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Oral Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Mande SC, Kumar CMS, Sharma A. Evolution of Bacterial Chaperonin 60 Paralogues and Moonlighting Activity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6787-4_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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Henderson B, Fares MA, Lund PA. Chaperonin 60: a paradoxical, evolutionarily conserved protein family with multiple moonlighting functions. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2013; 88:955-87. [DOI: 10.1111/brv.12037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2012] [Revised: 02/20/2013] [Accepted: 03/04/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Brian Henderson
- Department of Microbial Diseases, UCL-Eastman Dental Institute; University College London; London WC1X 8LD U.K
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- Department of Genetics; University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin; Dublin 2 Ireland
- Department of Abiotic Stress; Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC-UPV); Valencia 46022 Spain
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- School of Biosciences; University of Birmingham; Birmingham B15 2TT U.K
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Legionella pneumophila requires polyamines for optimal intracellular growth. J Bacteriol 2011; 193:4346-60. [PMID: 21742865 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01506-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The Gram-negative intracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophila replicates in a membrane-bound compartment known as the Legionella-containing vacuole (LCV), into which it abundantly releases its chaperonin, HtpB. To determine whether HtpB remains within the LCV or reaches the host cell cytoplasm, we infected U937 human macrophages and CHO cells with L. pneumophila expressing a translocation reporter consisting of the Bordetella pertussisa denylate cyclase fused to HtpB. These infections led to increased cyclic AMP levels, suggesting that HtpB reaches the host cell cytoplasm. To identify potential functions of cytoplasmic HtpB, we expressed it in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, where HtpB induced pseudohyphal growth. A yeast-two-hybrid screen showed that HtpB interacted with S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMDC), an essential yeast enzyme (encoded by SPE2) that is required for polyamine biosynthesis. Increasing the copy number of SPE2 induced pseudohyphal growth in S. cerevisiae; thus, we speculated that (i) HtpB induces pseudohyphal growth by activating polyamine synthesis and (ii) L. pneumophila may require exogenous polyamines for growth. A pharmacological inhibitor of SAMDC significantly reduced L. pneumophila replication in L929 mouse cells and U937 macrophages, whereas exogenously added polyamines moderately favored intracellular growth, confirming that polyamines and host SAMDC activity promote L. pneumophila proliferation. Bioinformatic analysis revealed that most known enzymes required for polyamine biosynthesis in bacteria (including SAMDC) are absent in L. pneumophila, further suggesting a need for exogenous polyamines. We hypothesize that HtpB may function to ensure a supply of polyamines in host cells, which are required for the optimal intracellular growth of L. pneumophila.
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Bacterial virulence in the moonlight: multitasking bacterial moonlighting proteins are virulence determinants in infectious disease. Infect Immun 2011; 79:3476-91. [PMID: 21646455 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00179-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 347] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Men may not be able to multitask, but it is emerging that proteins can. This capacity of proteins to exhibit more than one function is termed protein moonlighting, and, surprisingly, many highly conserved proteins involved in metabolic regulation or the cell stress response have a range of additional biological actions which are involved in bacterial virulence. This review highlights the multiple roles exhibited by a range of bacterial proteins, such as glycolytic and other metabolic enzymes and molecular chaperones, and the role that such moonlighting activity plays in the virulence characteristics of a number of important human pathogens, including Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Helicobacter pylori, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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Kim M, Jun HK, Choi BK, Cha JH, Yoo YJ. Td92, an outer membrane protein of Treponema denticola, induces osteoclastogenesis via prostaglandin E(2)-mediated RANKL/osteoprotegerin regulation. J Periodontal Res 2011; 45:772-9. [PMID: 20682013 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2010.01298.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the periodontium that causes significant alveolar bone loss. Osteoclasts are bone-resorbing multinucleated cells. Osteoblasts regulate osteoclast differentiation by expression of RANKL and osteoprotegerin (OPG). Td92 is a surface-exposed outer membrane protein of Treponema denticola, a periodontopathogen. Although it has been demonstrated that Td92 acts as a stimulator of various proinflammatory mediators, the role of Td92 in alveolar bone resorption remains unclear. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the role of Td92 in bone resorption. MATERIAL AND METHODS Mouse bone marrow cells were co-cultured with calvariae-derived osteoblasts in the presence or absence of Td92. Osteoclast formation was assessed by TRAP staining. Expressions of RANKL, osteoprotegerin (OPG) and prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2) ) in osteoblasts were estimated by ELISA. RESULTS Td92 induced osteoclast formation in the co-cultures. In the osteoblasts, RANKL and PGE(2) expressions were up-regulated, whereas OPG expression was down-regulated by Td92. The addition of OPG inhibited Td92-induced osteoclast formation. The prostaglandin synthesis inhibitors NS398 and indomethacin were also shown to inhibit Td92-induced osteoclast formation. The effects of Td92 on the expressions of RANKL, OPG and PGE(2) in osteoblasts were blocked by NS398 or indomethacin. CONCLUSION These results suggest that Td92 promotes osteoclast formation through the regulation of RANKL and OPG production via a PGE(2) -dependent mechanism.
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- M Kim
- Department of Oral Biology, BK21 Project, Oral Science Research Center, Research Center for Orofacial Hard Tissue Regeneration, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea
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Henderson B, Martin A. Bacterial Moonlighting Proteins and Bacterial Virulence. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2011; 358:155-213. [DOI: 10.1007/82_2011_188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Henderson B, Ward JM, Ready D. Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans: a triple A* periodontopathogen? Periodontol 2000 2010; 54:78-105. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0757.2009.00331.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Cehovin A, Coates ARM, Hu Y, Riffo-Vasquez Y, Tormay P, Botanch C, Altare F, Henderson B. Comparison of the moonlighting actions of the two highly homologous chaperonin 60 proteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Infect Immun 2010; 78:3196-206. [PMID: 20421377 PMCID: PMC2897374 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01379-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2009] [Revised: 01/18/2010] [Accepted: 04/20/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Evidence is emerging that the two chaperonin (Cpn) 60 proteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Cpn60.1 and Cpn60.2, have moonlighting actions that may contribute to the pathology of tuberculosis. We studied the release of Cpn60.1 from M. tuberculosis and infected macrophage like cells and compared recombinant Cpn60.1 and Cpn60.2 in a range of cell-based assays to determine how similar the actions of these highly homologous proteins are. We now establish that Cpns are similar as follows: (i) Cpn60.1, as it has been shown for Cpn60.2, is released by M. tuberculosis in culture, and Cpn60.1 is furthermore released when the bacterium is in quiescent, but not activated, macrophage like cells, and (ii) both proteins only showed a partial requirement for MyD88 for the induction of proinflammatory cytokine production compared to lipopolysaccharide. However, we also found major differences in the cellular action of Cpns. (i) Cpn60.2 proved to be a more potent stimulator of whole blood leukocytes than Cpn60.1 and was the only one to induce tumor necrosis factor alpha synthesis. (ii) Cpn60.1 bound to ca. 90% of circulating monocytes compared to Cpn60.2, which bound <50% of these cells. Both chaperonins bound to different cell surface receptors, while monocyte activation by both proteins was completely abrogated in TLR4-/- mice, although Cpn60.2 also showed significant requirement for TLR2. Finally, an isogenic mutant lacking cpn60.1, but containing intact cpn60.2, was severely inhibited in generating multinucleate giant cells in an in vitro human granuloma assay. These results clearly show that, despite significant sequence homology, M. tuberculosis Cpn60 proteins interact in distinct ways with human or murine macrophages.
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- Ana Cehovin
- Department of Microbial Diseases, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom, Medical Microbiology, Division of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, St. George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, United Kingdom, Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Health Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, Helperby Therapeutics Group plc, c/o Earlsfield Business Centre, 9 Lydden Road, London SW18 4LT, United Kingdom, IPBS, CNRS UMR5089, Toulouse, France, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 892, Institut de Recherche Therapeutique, Nantes, France
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- Department of Microbial Diseases, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom, Medical Microbiology, Division of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, St. George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, United Kingdom, Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Health Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, Helperby Therapeutics Group plc, c/o Earlsfield Business Centre, 9 Lydden Road, London SW18 4LT, United Kingdom, IPBS, CNRS UMR5089, Toulouse, France, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 892, Institut de Recherche Therapeutique, Nantes, France
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- Department of Microbial Diseases, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom, Medical Microbiology, Division of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, St. George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, United Kingdom, Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Health Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, Helperby Therapeutics Group plc, c/o Earlsfield Business Centre, 9 Lydden Road, London SW18 4LT, United Kingdom, IPBS, CNRS UMR5089, Toulouse, France, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 892, Institut de Recherche Therapeutique, Nantes, France
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- Department of Microbial Diseases, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom, Medical Microbiology, Division of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, St. George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, United Kingdom, Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Health Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, Helperby Therapeutics Group plc, c/o Earlsfield Business Centre, 9 Lydden Road, London SW18 4LT, United Kingdom, IPBS, CNRS UMR5089, Toulouse, France, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 892, Institut de Recherche Therapeutique, Nantes, France
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- Department of Microbial Diseases, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom, Medical Microbiology, Division of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, St. George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, United Kingdom, Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Health Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, Helperby Therapeutics Group plc, c/o Earlsfield Business Centre, 9 Lydden Road, London SW18 4LT, United Kingdom, IPBS, CNRS UMR5089, Toulouse, France, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 892, Institut de Recherche Therapeutique, Nantes, France
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- Department of Microbial Diseases, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom, Medical Microbiology, Division of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, St. George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, United Kingdom, Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Health Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, Helperby Therapeutics Group plc, c/o Earlsfield Business Centre, 9 Lydden Road, London SW18 4LT, United Kingdom, IPBS, CNRS UMR5089, Toulouse, France, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 892, Institut de Recherche Therapeutique, Nantes, France
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- Department of Microbial Diseases, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom, Medical Microbiology, Division of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, St. George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, United Kingdom, Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Health Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, Helperby Therapeutics Group plc, c/o Earlsfield Business Centre, 9 Lydden Road, London SW18 4LT, United Kingdom, IPBS, CNRS UMR5089, Toulouse, France, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 892, Institut de Recherche Therapeutique, Nantes, France
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- Department of Microbial Diseases, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom, Medical Microbiology, Division of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, St. George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, United Kingdom, Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Health Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, Helperby Therapeutics Group plc, c/o Earlsfield Business Centre, 9 Lydden Road, London SW18 4LT, United Kingdom, IPBS, CNRS UMR5089, Toulouse, France, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 892, Institut de Recherche Therapeutique, Nantes, France
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Henderson B, Pockley AG. Molecular chaperones and protein-folding catalysts as intercellular signaling regulators in immunity and inflammation. J Leukoc Biol 2010; 88:445-62. [PMID: 20445014 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1209779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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This review critically examines the hypothesis that molecular chaperones and protein-folding catalysts from prokaryotes and eukaryotes can be secreted by cells and function as intercellular signals, principally but not exclusively, for leukocytes. A growing number of molecular chaperones have been reported to function as ligands for selected receptors and/or receptors for specific ligands. Molecular chaperones initially appeared to act primarily as stimulatory signals for leukocytes and thus, were seen as proinflammatory mediators. However, evidence is now emerging that molecular chaperones can have anti-inflammatory actions or, depending on the protein and concentration, anti- and proinflammatory functions. Recasting the original hypothesis, we propose that molecular chaperones and protein-folding catalysts are "moonlighting" proteins that function as homeostatic immune regulators but may also under certain circumstances, contribute to tissue pathology. One of the key issues in the field of molecular chaperone biology relates to the role of microbial contaminants in their signaling activity; this too will be evaluated critically. The most fascinating aspect of molecular chaperones probably relates to evidence for their therapeutic potential in human disease, and ongoing studies are evaluating this potential in a range of clinical settings.
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- Brian Henderson
- Department of Microbial Diseases, UCL-Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Gray's Inn Rd., London, WC1X 8LD, UK.
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Multiple moonlighting functions of mycobacterial molecular chaperones. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2010; 90:119-24. [PMID: 20338810 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2010.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2009] [Revised: 01/14/2010] [Accepted: 01/26/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Molecular chaperones and protein folding catalysts are normally thought of as intracellular proteins involved in protein folding quality control. However, in the mycobacteria there is increasing evidence to support the hypothesis that molecular chaperones are also secreted intercellular signalling molecules or can control actions at the cell wall or indeed control the composition of the cell wall. The most recent evidence for protein moonlighting in the mycobacteria is the report that chaperonin 60.2 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is important in the key event in tuberculosis - the entry of the bacterium into the macrophage. This brief overview highlights the potential importance of the moonlighting functions of molecular chaperones in the biology and pathobiology of the mycobacteria.
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Henderson B, Calderwood SK, Coates ARM, Cohen I, van Eden W, Lehner T, Pockley AG. Caught with their PAMPs down? The extracellular signalling actions of molecular chaperones are not due to microbial contaminants. Cell Stress Chaperones 2010; 15:123-41. [PMID: 19731087 PMCID: PMC2866984 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-009-0137-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2009] [Revised: 07/15/2009] [Accepted: 07/31/2009] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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In recent years, it has been hypothesised that a new signalling system may exist in vertebrates in which secreted molecular chaperones form a dynamic continuum between the cellular stress response and corresponding homeostatic physiological mechanisms. This hypothesis seems to be supported by the finding that many molecular chaperones are released from cells and act as extracellular signals for a range of cells. However, this nascent field of biological research seems to suffer from an excessive criticism that the biological activities of molecular chaperones are due to undefined components of the microbial expression hosts used to generate recombinant versions of these proteins. In this article, a number of the proponents of the cell signalling actions of molecular chaperones take this criticism head-on. They show that sufficient evidence exists to support fully the hypothesis that molecular chaperones have cell-cell signalling actions that are likely to be part of the homeostatic mechanism of the vertebrate.
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- Brian Henderson
- UCL-Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, UK.
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Henderson B, Henderson S. Unfolding the relationship between secreted molecular chaperones and macrophage activation states. Cell Stress Chaperones 2009; 14:329-41. [PMID: 18958583 PMCID: PMC2728268 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-008-0087-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2008] [Revised: 10/01/2008] [Accepted: 10/02/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Over the last 20 years, it has emerged that many molecular chaperones and protein-folding catalysts are secreted from cells and function, somewhat in the manner of cytokines, as pleiotropic signals for a variety of cells, with much attention being focused on the macrophage. During the last decade, it has become clear that macrophages respond to bacterial, protozoal, parasitic and host signals to generate phenotypically distinct states of activation. These activation states have been termed 'classical' and 'alternative' and represent not a simple bifurcation in response to external signals but a range of cellular phenotypes. From an examination of the literature, the hypothesis is propounded that mammalian molecular chaperones are able to induce a wide variety of alternative macrophage activation states, and this may be a system for relating cellular or tissue stress to appropriate macrophage responses to restore homeostatic equilibrium.
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- Brian Henderson
- Division of Microbial Diseases, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, London, UK.
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Winrow VR, Mesher J, Meghji S, Morris CJ, Maguire M, Fox S, Coates ARM, Tormay P, Blake DR, Henderson B. The two homologous chaperonin 60 proteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis have distinct effects on monocyte differentiation into osteoclasts. Cell Microbiol 2008; 10:2091-104. [PMID: 18616692 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2008.01193.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis produces two homologous chaperonin (Cpn)60 proteins, Cpn60.1 and Cpn60.2 (Hsp65). Both proteins stimulate human and murine monocyte cytokine synthesis but, unlike Cpn60 proteins from other microbial species, fail to stimulate the breakdown of cultured murine bone. Here, we have examined the mechanism of action of these proteins on bone remodelling and osteoclastogenesis, induced in vitro in murine calvarial explants and the murine monocyte cell line RAW264.7. Additionally, we have determined their effect on bone remodelling in vivo in an animal model of arthritis. Recombinant Cpn60.1 but not Cpn60.2 inhibited bone breakdown both in vitro, in murine calvaria and in vivo, in experimental arthritis. Analysis of the mechanism of action of Cpn60.1 suggests that this protein works by directly blocking the synthesis of the key osteoclast transcription factor, nuclear factor of activated T cells c1. The detection of circulating immunoreactive intact Cpn60.1 in a small number of patients with tuberculosis but not in healthy controls further suggests that the skeleton may be affected in patients with tuberculosis. Taken together, these findings reveal that M. tuberculosis Cpn60.1 is a potent and novel inhibitor of osteoclastogenesis both in vitro and in vivo and a potential cure for bone-resorptive diseases like osteoporosis.
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- Vivienne R Winrow
- School for Health and Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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Rossa C, Liu M, Kirkwood KL. A dominant function of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling in receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand expression and osteoclastogenesis induction by Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide. J Periodontal Res 2008; 43:201-11. [PMID: 18302623 PMCID: PMC3086662 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2007.01013.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Lipopolysaccharide from gram-negative bacteria is one of the microbial-associated molecular patterns that initiate the immune/inflammatory response, leading to the tissue destruction observed in periodontitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway in lipopolysaccharide-induced receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL) expression by murine periodontal ligament cells. MATERIAL AND METHODS Expression of RANKL and osteoprotegerin mRNA was studied by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction upon stimulation with lipopolysaccharide from Escherichia coli and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. The biochemical inhibitor SB203580 was used to evaluate the contribution of the p38 MAPK signaling pathway to lipopolysaccharide-induced RANKL and osteoprotegerin expression. Stable cell lines expressing dominant-negative forms of MAPK kinase (MKK)-3 and MKK6 were generated to confirm the role of the p38 MAPK pathway. An osteoclastogenesis assay using a coculture model of the murine monocytic cell line RAW 264.7 was used to determine if osteoclast differentiation induced by lipopolysaccharide-stimulated periodontal ligament was correlated with RANKL expression. RESULTS Inhibiting p38 MAPK prior to lipopolysaccharide stimulation resulted in a significant decrease of RANKL mRNA expression. Osteoprotegerin mRNA expression was not affected by lipopolysaccharide or p38 MAPK. Lipopolysaccharide-stimulated periodontal ligament cells increased osteoclast differentiation, an effect that was completely blocked by osteoprotegerin and significantly decreased by inhibition of MKK3 and MKK6, upstream activators of p38 MAPK. Conditioned medium from murine periodontal ligament cultures did not increase osteoclast differentiation, indicating that periodontal ligament cells produced membrane-bound RANKL. CONCLUSION Lipopolysaccharide resulted in a significant increase of RANKL in periodontal ligament cells. The p38 MAPK pathway is required for lipopolysaccharide-induced membrane-bound RANKL expression in these cells.
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- Carlos Rossa
- Department of Diagnosis and Surgery, School of Dentistry at Araraquara, State University of Sao Paulo (UNESP), Araraquara, SP, Brazil
- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Henderson B, Mesher J. The search for the chaperonin 60 receptors. Methods 2007; 43:223-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2007.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2007] [Accepted: 06/25/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Fine DH, Kaplan JB, Kachlany SC, Schreiner HC. How we got attached to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans: A model for infectious diseases. Periodontol 2000 2006; 42:114-57. [PMID: 16930309 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0757.2006.00189.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Daniel H Fine
- Center for Oral Infectious Diseases, Department of Oral Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA
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Henderson B, Allan E, Coates ARM. Stress wars: the direct role of host and bacterial molecular chaperones in bacterial infection. Infect Immun 2006; 74:3693-706. [PMID: 16790742 PMCID: PMC1489680 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01882-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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- Brian Henderson
- Division of Microbial Diseases, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X, United Kingdom.
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Yamada T, Komoto J, Saiki K, Konishi K, Takusagawa F. Variation of loop sequence alters stability of cytolethal distending toxin (CDT): crystal structure of CDT from Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. Protein Sci 2006; 15:362-72. [PMID: 16434747 PMCID: PMC2242449 DOI: 10.1110/ps.051790506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) secreted by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans induces cell cycle arrest of cultured cells in the G2 phase. The crystal structure of the natural form of A. actinomycetemcomitans DCT (aCDT) has been determined at 2.4 A resolution. aCDT is a heterotrimer consisting of the three subunits, aCdtA, aCdtB, and aCdtC. Two crystallographically independent aCDTs form a dimer through interactions of the aCdtB subunits. The primary structure of aCDT has 94.3% identity with that of Haemophilus ducreyi CDT (hCDT), and the structure of aCDT is quite similar to that of hCDT reconstituted from the three subunits determined recently. However, the molecular packings in the crystal structures of aCDT and hCDT are quite different. A careful analysis of molecular packing suggests that variation of the amino acid residues in a nonconserved loop (181TSSPSSPERRGY192 of aCdtB and 181NSSSSPPERRVY192 of hCdtB) is responsible for the different oligomerization of very similar CDTs. The loop of aCdtB has a conformation to form a dimer, while the loop conformation of hCdtB prevents hCDT from forming a dimer. Although dimerization of aCDT does not affect toxic activity, it changes the stability of protein. aCDT rapidly aggregates and loses toxic activity in the absence of sucrose in a buffered solution, while hCDT is stable and retains toxic activity. Another analysis of crystal structures of aCDT and hCDT suggests that the receptor contact area is in the deep groove between CdtA and CdtC, and the characteristic "aromatic patch" on CdtA.
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- Taro Yamada
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-7534, USA
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- Zhimin Feng
- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Qamra R, Mande SC, Coates ARM, Henderson B. The unusual chaperonins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2005; 85:385-94. [PMID: 16253564 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2005.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Heat shock proteins (Hsps), also known as molecular chaperones, are a diverse set of proteins that mediate the correct folding, assembly, transport and degradation of other proteins. In addition, Hsps have been shown to play a variety of important roles in immunity, thereby representing prominent antigens in the humoral and cellular immune response. Chaperonins form a sub-group of molecular chaperones that are found in all domains of life. Chaperonins in all bacteria are encoded by the essential groEL and groES genes, also called cpn60 and cpn10 arranged on the bicistronic groESL operon. Interestingly, Mycobacterium tuberculosis contains two copies of the cpn60 genes. The existence of a duplicate set of cpn60 genes in M. tuberculosis, however, has been perplexing. Cpn10 and Cpn60s of M. tuberculosis have been shown to be highly antigenic in nature, eliciting strong B- and T-cell immune responses. Recent work has shown intriguing structural, biochemical and signaling properties of the M. tuberculosis chaperonins. This review details the recent developments in the study of the M. tuberculosis chaperonins.
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- Rohini Qamra
- Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, ECIL Road, Nacharam, Hyderabad 500 076, India
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Mise K, Akifusa S, Watarai S, Ansai T, Nishihara T, Takehara T. Involvement of ganglioside GM3 in G(2)/M cell cycle arrest of human monocytic cells induced by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans cytolethal distending toxin. Infect Immun 2005; 73:4846-52. [PMID: 16040998 PMCID: PMC1201191 DOI: 10.1128/iai.73.8.4846-4852.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans produces a toxin called cytolethal distending toxin (CDT), which causes host cell DNA damage leading to the induction of DNA damage checkpoint pathways. CDT consists of three subunits, CdtA, CdtB, and CdtC. CdtB is the active subunit of CDT and exerts its effect as a nuclease that damages nuclear DNA, triggering cell cycle arrest. In the present study, we confirmed that the only combination of toxin proteins causing cell cycle arrest was that of all three recombinant CDT (rCDT) protein subunits. Furthermore, in order for rCDT to demonstrate toxicity, it was necessary for CdtA and CdtC to access the cell before CdtB. The coexistence of CdtA and CdtC was necessary for these subunits to bind to the cell. Cells treated with the glucosylceramide synthesis inhibitor 1-phenyl-2-palmitoylamino-3-morpholino-1-propanol showed resistance to the cytotoxicity induced by rCDT. Furthermore, LY-B cells, which are deficient in the biosynthesis of sphingolipid, also showed resistance to the cytotoxicity induced by rCDT. To evaluate the binding of each subunit for glucosylceramides, we performed thin-layer chromatography immunostaining. The results indicated that each subunit reacted with the glycosphingolipids GM1, GM2, GM3, Gb3, and Gb4. The rCDT mixture incubated with liposomes containing GM3 displayed partially reduced toxicity. These results indicate that GM3 can act as a CDT receptor.
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- Koji Mise
- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Kyushu Dental College, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan
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Kallen KJ, zum Büschenfelde KH, Rose-John S. The therapeutic potential of interleukin-6 hyperagonists and antagonists. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2005; 6:237-66. [PMID: 15989626 DOI: 10.1517/13543784.6.3.237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a 4-helical protein that binds to a specific IL-6 receptor on target cells and to two molecules of the promiscuous signal transducing protein, glycoprotein 130 (gp130). Structure-function analysis has led to the definition of molecular contacts between IL-6 and its receptor subunits. This knowledge has led to the design of competitive antagonistic proteins that retain their receptor binding capability, but fail to stimulate one or both gp130 proteins; the properties of such recombinant antagonistic proteins are compared with traditional neutralising monoclonal antibodies targeted at IL-6 or receptor subunits. Furthermore, several strategies have been employed to construct molecules with increased bioactivity. Possible therapeutic applications in putative IL-6 dependent haematologic disorders, e.g., Castleman's disease (CD), POEMS syndrome, multiple myeloma, and bone diseases, e.g., Paget's disease, osteoporosis, are outlined. IL-6 antagonists could also, in theory, suppress inflammatory activity in rheumatic and autoimmune diseases and could prevent secondary amyloidosis. This principle may prove advantageous in myocardial infarction (MI) and unstable angina pectoris. More generally, IL-6 antagonists could improve the wasting and microcytic anaemia of chronic diseases. IL-6 antagonists might slow down development of mesangio-proliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN). Hyperagonistic variants of IL-6 have a potential use in the ex vivo expansion of haematopoietic progenitor cells and as thrombopoietic agents. They might well be the first drugs to aid liver regeneration in vivo.
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- K J Kallen
- Department of Medicine-Section-Pathophysiology, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Obere Zahibacher str.63, D-55101 Mainz, Germany
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Maguire M, Poole S, Coates ARM, Tormay P, Wheeler-Jones C, Henderson B. Comparative cell signalling activity of ultrapure recombinant chaperonin 60 proteins from prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Immunology 2005; 115:231-8. [PMID: 15885129 PMCID: PMC1782147 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2005.02155.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2004] [Revised: 02/02/2005] [Accepted: 02/08/2005] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Heat-shock protein (hsp)60/chaperonin 60 is a potent immunogen which has recently been claimed to have cell-signalling actions upon myeloid and vascular endothelial cells. The literature is controversial with different chaperonin 60 proteins producing different patterns of cellular activation and the ever-present criticism that activity is the result of bacterial contaminants. To clarify the situation we have cloned, expressed and purified to homogeneity the chaperonin 60 proteins from Chlamydia pneumoniae, Helicobacter pylori and the human mitochondrion. These highly purified proteins were compared for their ability to stimulate human peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) cytokine synthesis and vascular endothelial cell adhesion protein expression. In spite of their significant sequence homology, the H. pylori protein was the most potent PBMC activator with the human protein the least potent. PBMC activation by C. pneumoniae and human, but not H. pylori, chaperonin 60 was blocked by antibody neutralization of Toll-like receptor-4. The C. pneumoniae chaperonin 60 was the most potent endothelial cell activator, with the human protein being significantly less active than bacterial chaperonin 60 proteins. These results have implications for the role of chaperonin 60 proteins as pathological factors in autoimmune and cardiovascular disease, and raise the possibility that each of these proteins may result in different pathological effects in such diseases.
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- Maria Maguire
- Division of Microbial Diseases, Eastman Dental Institute, University College LondonLondon, United Kingdom
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- Division of Endocrinology, NIBSC, Potter's BarLondon, United Kingdom
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- Medical Microbiology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical SchoolLondon, United Kingdom
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- Medical Microbiology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical SchoolLondon, United Kingdom
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- Cardiovascular Biology and Inflammation Group, Royal Veterinary CollegeLondon, United Kingdom
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- Division of Microbial Diseases, Eastman Dental Institute, University College LondonLondon, United Kingdom
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Tormay P, Coates ARM, Henderson B. The intercellular signaling activity of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis chaperonin 60.1 protein resides in the equatorial domain. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:14272-7. [PMID: 15677470 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m414158200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The major heat shock protein, chaperonin 60, has been established to have intercellular signaling activity in addition to its established protein-folding function. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is one of a small proportion of bacteria to encode two chaperonin 60 proteins. We have demonstrated that chaperonin 60.1 from this bacterium is a very active stimulator of human monocytes. To determine structure/function relationships of chaperonin 60.1 we have cloned and expressed the apical, equatorial, and intermediate domains of this protein. We have found that the signaling activity of M. tuberculosis chaperonin 60.1 resides in the equatorial domain. This activity of the recombinant equatorial domain was completely blocked by treating the protein with proteinase K, ruling out lipopolysaccharide contamination as the cause of the cell activation. Blockade of the activity of the equatorial domain by anti-CD14 monoclonal antibodies reveals that this domain activates monocytes by binding to CD14. Looking at the oligomeric state of the active proteins, using native gel electrophoresis and protein cross-linking we found that recombinant M. tuberculosis chaperonin 60.1 fails to form the prototypic tetradecameric structure of chaperonin 60 proteins under the conditions tested and only forms dimers. It is therefore concluded that the monocyte-stimulating activity of M. tuberculosis Cpn60.1 resides in the monomeric subunit and within this subunit the biological activity is due to the equatorial domain.
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- Peter Tormay
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, St. George's Hospital Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London.
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Belibasakis GN, Johansson A, Wang Y, Chen C, Kalfas S, Lerner UH. The cytolethal distending toxin induces receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand expression in human gingival fibroblasts and periodontal ligament cells. Infect Immun 2005; 73:342-51. [PMID: 15618171 PMCID: PMC538937 DOI: 10.1128/iai.73.1.342-351.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans is associated with localized aggressive periodontitis, a disease characterized by rapid loss of the alveolar bone surrounding the teeth. Receptor activator of NF-kappaB Ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) are two molecules that regulate osteoclast formation and bone resorption. RANKL induces osteoclast differentiation and activation, whereas OPG blocks this process by acting as a decoy receptor for RANKL. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of A. actinomycetemcomitans on the expression of RANKL and OPG in human gingival fibroblasts and periodontal ligament cells. RANKL mRNA expression was induced in both cell types challenged by A. actinomycetemcomitans extract, whereas OPG mRNA expression remained unaffected. Cell surface RANKL protein was also induced by A. actinomycetemcomitans, whereas there was no change in OPG protein secretion. A cytolethal distending toxin (Cdt) gene-knockout strain of A. actinomycetemcomitans did not induce RANKL expression, in contrast to its wild-type strain. Purified Cdt from Haemophilus ducreyi alone, or in combination with extract from the A. actinomycetemcomitans cdt mutant strain, induced RANKL expression. Pretreatment of A. actinomycetemcomitans wild-type extract with Cdt antiserum abolished RANKL expression. In conclusion, A. actinomycetemcomitans induces RANKL expression in periodontal connective tissue cells. Cdt is crucial for this induction and may therefore be involved in the pathological bone resorption during the process of localized aggressive periodontitis.
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- G N Belibasakis
- Divisions of Oral Microbiology and Oral Cell Biology, Department of Odontology, Umeå University, S-901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
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Ohara M, Sugai M. Cytolethal Distending Toxin and Its Implication in Periodontal Diseases. J Oral Biosci 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s1349-0079(05)80004-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Fossati G, Cremonesi P, Izzo G, Rizzi E, Sandrone G, Harding S, Errington N, Walters C, Henderson B, Roberts MM, Coates ARM, Mascagni P. The Mycobacterium tuberculosis chaperonin 10 monomer exhibits structural plasticity. Biopolymers 2004; 75:148-62. [PMID: 15356869 DOI: 10.1002/bip.20106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The conditions which favor dissociation of oligomeric Mycobacterium tuberculosis chaperonin 10 and the solution structure of the monomer were studied by analytical ultracentrifugation, size exclusion chromatography, fluorescence, and circular dichroism spectroscopies. At neutral pH and in the absence of divalent cations, the protein is fully monomeric below approximately a 4.7 microM concentration. Under these conditions the monomer forms completely unfolded and partially folded conformers which are in equilibrium with each other. One conformer accumulates over the others which is stable within a very narrow range of temperatures. It contains a beta-sheet-structured C-terminal half and a mostly disordered N-terminal half. Other components of the equilibrium include partially helical structures which do not completely unfold at high temperature or under strong acidic conditions. Complete unfolding of the monomer occurs in the presence of denaturants or below 14 degrees C. Cold-denaturation is detected at an unusually high temperature and this may be due to the concentration of hydrophobic residues, which is larger in chaperonins than in other globular proteins. Finally, the monomer self-associates in the pH range 5.8-2.9, where it forms small oligomers. A structure-activity relationship was investigated with the sequences known to be involved in the various biological activities of the monomer.
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- Gianluca Fossati
- Italfarmaco Research Centre, via Lavoratori 54, Cinisello Balsamo 20092 Milan, Italy
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Araki M, Hiratsuka K, Kiyama-Kishikawa M, Abiko Y. Monitoring of dnaK gene expression in Porphyromonas gingivalis by oxygen stress using DNA microarray. J Oral Sci 2004; 46:93-100. [PMID: 15287542 DOI: 10.2334/josnusd.46.93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Porphyromonas gingivalis, a Gram-negative anaerobe associated with adult periodontitis, expresses numerous potential virulence factors. dnaK, a member of the heat shock protein family, functions as a molecular chaperone and plays a role in microbial pathogenicity. However, little is known regarding its gene expression caused by oxygen stress in P. gingivalis. In the present study, a custom-made DNA microarray was designed and used to monitor dnaK gene expression in P. gingivalis caused by oxygen stress. The results demonstrated that dnaK mRNA was up-regulated in a short time, and the DNA microarray results were confirmed by real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis. These findings suggest that oxygen stress stimulates gene expression of dnaK and may have a relationship to the aerotolerance activity of this organism as well as its expression of pathogenesis.
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- Makoto Araki
- Department of Biochemistry, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
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Riffo-Vasquez Y, Spina D, Page C, Tormay P, Singh M, Henderson B, Coates A. Effect of Mycobacterium tuberculosis chaperonins on bronchial eosinophilia and hyper-responsiveness in a murine model of allergic inflammation. Clin Exp Allergy 2004; 34:712-9. [PMID: 15144461 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2004.1931.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Epidemiological evidence suggests that infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis protects children against asthma. Several laboratories have shown that, in mouse models of allergic inflammation, administration of the whole live tuberculosis vaccine, Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), prevents ovalbumin (OVA)-induced pulmonary eosinophilia. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to characterize specific M. tuberculosis molecules that are known to modulate immune responses to see if they affected pulmonary eosinophilia and bronchial hyper-responsiveness. METHODS C57Bl/6 mice were sensitized to OVA on days 0 and 7 and subsequently challenged with OVA on day 14 over a 3-day period. Pulmonary eosinophilia and bronchial hyper-responsiveness were measured 24 h following the last antigen challenge. In some groups, mice were pre-treated with M. tuberculosis or M. tuberculosis chaperonins (Cpns)60.1, 60.2 and 10, and the effect of this treatment on the allergic inflammatory response to aerosolized OVA was established. RESULTS We show that M. tuberculosis Cpns inhibit allergen-induced pulmonary eosinophilia in the mouse. Of the three Cpns produced by M. tuberculosis, Cpn60.1, Cpn10 and Cpn60.2, the first two are effective in preventing eosinophilia when administered by the intra-tracheal route. Furthermore, the increase in airways sensitivity to inhaled methacholine following OVA challenge of immunized mice was suppressed following treatment with Cpn60.1. The allergic inflammatory response was also characterized by an increase in Th2 cytokines IL-4 and IL-5 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, which was also suppressed following treatment with Cpn60.1. CONCLUSION These data show that bacterial Cpns can suppress eosinophil recruitment and bronchial hyper-responsiveness in a murine model of allergic inflammation.
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- Y Riffo-Vasquez
- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, GKT School of Biomedical Science and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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Prohászka Z, Füst G. Immunological aspects of heat-shock proteins-the optimum stress of life. Mol Immunol 2004; 41:29-44. [PMID: 15140573 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2004.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2003] [Accepted: 02/04/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This review summarizes the complex role of heat-shock proteins (Hsp) in immune reactions, especially the cellular effects of heat-shock proteins during the recognition processes by innate immunity. The role of heat-shock proteins in the pathogenesis of two multifactorial diseases, i.e. inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and atherosclerosis is highlighted. A new hypothesis on "immunodeficiency burden" is presented. According to this hypothesis, susceptibility to any multifactorial disease in any given subject and in the presence of specific environmental factors is the aggregate effect of polymorphisms resulting in the failure of protective immunity with consequent disease.
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- Zoltán Prohászka
- 3rd Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, H-1125 Budapest, Kútvölgyi u.4., Budapest, Hungary.
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O'Brien-Simpson NM, Veith PD, Dashper SG, Reynolds EC. Antigens of bacteria associated with periodontitis. Periodontol 2000 2004; 35:101-34. [PMID: 15107060 DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-6713.2004.003559.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Neil M O'Brien-Simpson
- Centre for Oral Health Science, School of Dental Science, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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The skeleton is the largest mammalian organ system, containing a myriad of blood vessels, tissue surfaces and bone cells for bacterial colonization. Although rock-like, the skeleton is a dynamic structure that is undergoing constant remodelling. This is the result of the opposing actions of two key cells: the osteoblast, which produces bone, and the osteoclast, a multinucleate cell that 'eats' bone. It is not generally realized that the most prevalent chronic bacterial diseases of Homo sapiens afflict the skeleton. Several pathogens, and members of the normal microbiota, have evolved specific cellular and molecular mechanisms for invading bone, including its cellular constituents. The host cellular pathways that are activated and lead to destruction or loss of the bone matrix will be described.
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- Brian Henderson
- Division of Infection and Immunity, Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8LD, London, UK.
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Henderson B, Nair SP, Ward JM, Wilson M. Molecular pathogenicity of the oral opportunistic pathogen Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. Annu Rev Microbiol 2004; 57:29-55. [PMID: 14527274 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.micro.57.030502.090908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Periodontitis is mankind's most common chronic inflammatory disease. One severe form of periodontitis is localized aggressive periodontitis (LAP), a condition to which individuals of African origin demonstrate an increased susceptibility. The main causative organism of this disease is Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. A member of the Pasteurellaceae, A. actinomycetemcomitans produces a number of interesting putative virulence factors including (a) an RTX leukotoxin that targets only neutrophils and monocytes and whose action is influenced by a novel type IV secretion system involved in bacterial adhesion; (b) the newly discovered toxin, cytolethal distending toxin (CDT); and (c) a secreted chaperonin 60 with potent leukocyte-activating and bone resorbing activities. This organism also produces a plethora of proteins able to inhibit eukaryotic cell cycle progression and proteins and peptides that can induce distinct forms of proinflammatory cytokine networks. A range of other proteins interacting with the host is currently being uncovered. In addition to these secreted factors, A. actinomycetemcomitans is invasive with an unusual mechanism for entering, and traveling within, eukaryotic cells. This review focuses on recent advances in our understanding of the molecular and cellular pathogenicity of this fascinating oral bacterium.
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- Brian Henderson
- Cellular Microbiology Research Group, Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom.
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Goulhen F, Grenier D, Mayrand D. Oral microbial heat-shock proteins and their potential contributions to infections. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003; 14:399-412. [PMID: 14656896 DOI: 10.1177/154411130301400603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The oral cavity is a complex ecosystem in which several hundred microbial species normally cohabit harmoniously. However, under certain special conditions, the growth of some micro-organisms with a pathogenic potential is promoted, leading to infections such as dental caries, periodontal disease, and stomatitis. The physiology and pathogenic properties of micro-organisms are influenced by modifications in environmental conditions that lead to the synthesis of specific proteins known as the heat-shock proteins (HSPs). HSPs are families of highly conserved proteins whose main role is to allow micro-organisms to survive under stress conditions. HSPs act as molecular chaperones in the assembly and folding of proteins, and as proteases when damaged or toxic proteins have to be degraded. Several pathological functions have been associated with these proteins. Many HSPs of oral micro-organisms, particularly periodontopathogens, have been identified, and some of their properties-including location, cytotoxicity, and amino acid sequence homology with other HSPs-have been reported. Since these proteins are immunodominant antigens in many human pathogens, studies have recently focused on the potential contributions of HSPs to oral diseases. The cytotoxicity of some bacterial HSPs may contribute to tissue destruction, whereas the presence of common epitopes in host proteins and microbial HSPs may lead to autoimmune responses. Here, we review the current knowledge regarding HSPs produced by oral micro-organisms and discuss their possible contributions to the pathogenesis of oral infections.
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- Florence Goulhen
- Groupe de Recherche en Ecologie Buccale, Faculté des Sciences et de Génie, Université Laval, Cité universitaire, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, G1K 7P4
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