Regulation of visfatin by microbial and biomechanical signals in PDL cells

Nogueira, Andressa Vilas Boas; Nokhbehsaim, Marjan; Eick, Sigrun; Bourauel, Christoph; Jäger, Andreas; Jepsen, Søren; Cirelli, Joni Augusto; Deschner, James (2014). Regulation of visfatin by microbial and biomechanical signals in PDL cells. Clinical oral investigations, 18(1), pp. 171-178. Springer 10.1007/s00784-013-0935-1

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OBJECTIVES

This in vitro study was established to examine whether visfatin thought to be a link between periodontitis and obesity is produced by periodontal ligament (PDL) cells and, if so, whether its synthesis is modulated by microbial and/or biomechanical signals.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

PDL cells seeded on BioFlex® plates were exposed to the oral pathogen Fusobacterium nucleatum ATCC 25586 and/or subjected to biomechanical strain for up to 3 days. Gene expression of visfatin and toll-like receptors (TLR) 2 and 4 was analyzed by RT-PCR, visfatin protein synthesis by ELISA and immunocytochemistry, and NFκB nuclear translocation by immunofluorescence.

RESULTS

F. nucleatum upregulated the visfatin expression in a dose- and time-dependent fashion. Preincubation with neutralizing antibodies against TLR2 and TLR4 caused a significant inhibition of the F. nucleatum-upregulated visfatin expression at 1 day. F. nucleatum stimulated the NFκB nuclear translocation. Biomechanical loading reduced the stimulatory effects of F. nucleatum on visfatin expression at 1 and 3 days and also abrogated the F. nucleatum-induced NFκB nuclear translocation at 60 min. Biomechanical loading inhibited significantly the expression of TLR2 and TLR4 at 3 days. The regulatory effects of F. nucleatum and/or biomechanical loading on visfatin expression were also observed at protein level.

CONCLUSIONS

PDL cells produce visfatin, and this production is enhanced by F. nucleatum. Biomechanical loading seems to be protective against the effects of F. nucleatum on visfatin expression.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE

Visfatin produced by periodontal tissues could play a major role in the pathogenesis of periodontitis and the interactions with obesity and other systemic diseases.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Periodontics Research
04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Periodontology

UniBE Contributor:

Eick, Sigrun

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1432-6981

Publisher:

Springer

Language:

English

Submitter:

Eveline Carmen Schuler

Date Deposited:

01 May 2014 08:40

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:27

Publisher DOI:

10.1007/s00784-013-0935-1

PubMed ID:

23404558

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.40649

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/40649

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