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Treponema denticola suppresses expression of human beta-defensin-2 in gingival epithelial cells through inhibition of TNF alpha production and TLR2 activation
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- Issue Date
- 2010-04
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC MOLECULAR & CELLULAR BIOLOGY
- Citation
- MOLECULES AND CELLS; Vol.29, No.4, pp.407-412
- Keywords
- gingival epithelium ; Treponema denticola ; TNF alpha ; human beta-defensin-2 ; TLR2
- Description
- The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com
- Abstract
- We previously reported that Treponema denticola, a periodontal pathogen, suppressed the expression of human beta-defensins (HBDs) and IL-8 in human gingival epithelial cells. To clarify the receptor(s) involved in the suppression of HBD-2, immortalized gingival epithelial (HOK-16B) cells were infected with live or heat-killed T. denticola for 24 h, and the expression of HBD-2 was examined by real-time RT-PCR. Live T. denticola, but not heat-killed bacteria, suppressed the expression of HBD-2 about 40%. Time courses of suppression revealed that T. denticola suppressed HBD-2 expression only at late time points, which was accompanied with the suppression of TNF alpha production. Neutralization of TNF alpha with an antibody abrogated the suppressive effect of T. denticola on HBD-2. Accordingly, heat-killed T. denticola did not suppress TNF alpha production. Knock-down of toll-like receptor (TLR) 2 via RNA interference reversed the suppressive effect of T. denticola on the expression of HBD-3, but not on the production of TNF alpha. Collectively, T. denticola suppresses the expression of HBD-2 in gingival epithelial cells by inhibiting the TLR2 axis and TNF alpha production, which may contribute to the pathogenesis of periodontitis by T. denticola.
- ISSN
- 1016-8478
- Language
- English
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