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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-31
pubmed:abstractText
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans can inhibit fibroblast proliferation. The objective of this study was to characterize the early proliferative responses of human periodontal ligament cells (PDLC) and gingival fibroblasts (GF) to A. actinomycetemcomitans components and to investigate the possible involvement of the cytolethal distending toxin (cdt) produced by this bacterium. The PDLC and GF were challenged with surface components of A. actinomycetemcomitans. Both DNA and protein synthesis as well as cell lysis or apoptosis were assayed for a 6-h period after addition of the bacterial extract. Unlike the controls, inhibition of DNA synthesis had already occurred in the challenged cells at the end of the initial 3- to 6-h period. No lysis or apoptosis was detected, and the total protein synthesis remained unaffected. The persistence of the effect on cell growth was confirmed after a 72-h period of challenge, during which the cells remained viable but exhibited an elongated and distended cell body. No significant differences were observed between PDLC and GF. When a cdt-knockout strain of A. actinomycetemcomitans was used almost no inhibitory effect on cell proliferation was observed. It was concluded that A. actinomycetemcomitans causes a non-lethal inhibition of proliferation in PDLC and GF as a result of an early arrest of DNA synthesis. Cytolethal distending toxin is responsible for most of this effect. This bacterial property may compromise tissue homeostasis in the periodontium.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0909-8836
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
110
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
366-73
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12664467-Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, pubmed-meshheading:12664467-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:12664467-Bacterial Toxins, pubmed-meshheading:12664467-Cell Culture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:12664467-Cell Death, pubmed-meshheading:12664467-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:12664467-Cell Size, pubmed-meshheading:12664467-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:12664467-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:12664467-Fibroblasts, pubmed-meshheading:12664467-Gingiva, pubmed-meshheading:12664467-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12664467-Matched-Pair Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:12664467-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:12664467-Periodontal Ligament, pubmed-meshheading:12664467-Protein Subunits, pubmed-meshheading:12664467-Regression Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:12664467-Statistics as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:12664467-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Inhibited proliferation of human periodontal ligament cells and gingival fibroblasts by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans: involvement of the cytolethal distending toxin.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Oral Microbiology, Institute for Odontology, Umeå University, S-90187 Umeå, Sweden. george.belibasakis@odont.umu.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article