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ArticleToxicology letters2015

Differential cytotoxicity of long-chain bases for human oral gingival epithelial keratinocytes, oral fibroblasts, and dendritic cells.

Christopher Poulsen, Leslie A Mehalick, Carol L Fischer, Emily A Lanzel, Amber M Bates, Katherine S Walters, Joseph E Cavanaugh, Janet M Guthmiller, Georgia K Johnson, Philip W Wertz and 1 more

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Article in Toxicology letters, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christopher PoulsenDepartment of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Leslie A MehalickDepartment of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Carol L FischerDows Institute for Dental Research, College of Dentistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Emily A LanzelDepartment of Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine, College of Dentistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Amber M BatesDows Institute for Dental Research, College of Dentistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Katherine S WaltersCentral Microscopy Research Facility, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Joseph E CavanaughDepartment of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Janet M GuthmillerCollege of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 40th and Holdrege, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA.
Georgia K JohnsonDepartment of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Philip W WertzDows Institute for Dental Research, College of Dentistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA; Department of Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine, College of Dentistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Kim A BrogdenDepartment of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA; Dows Institute for Dental Research, College of Dentistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. Electronic address: kim-brogden@uiowa.edu.
University of Iowa · USUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center · US

Funding

University of Iowa Institutional Training Program in Oral Health ResearchT90DE023520 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI STEVEN M. LEVY · 2013 to 2026
$5.6M
Defensin-induced Adaptive Immunity to HagBR01DE014390 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI BROGDEN, KIM A · 2003 to 2014
$3.4M
University of Iowa Institutional Training Program in Oral Health ResearchR90DE024296 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI STEVEN M. LEVY · 2013 to 2026
$1.8M
Antimicrobial Lipids within the Oral CavityR01DE018032 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI WERTZ, PHILIP WESLEY · 2008 to 2010
$785k
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE014390NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE018032NIDCR NIH HHS R90 DE024296NIDCR NIH HHS T90 DE023520
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long-chain bases are present in the oral cavity. Previously we determined that sphingosine, dihydrosphingosine, and phytosphingosine have potent antimicrobial activity against oral pathogens. Here, we determined the cytotoxicities of long-chain bases for oral cells, an important step in considering their potential as antimicrobial agents for oral infections. This information would clearly help in establishing prophylactic or therapeutic doses. To assess this, human oral gingival epithelial (GE) keratinocytes, oral gingival fibroblasts (GF), and dendritic cells (DC) were exposed to 10.0-640.0 μM long-chain bases and glycerol monolaurate (GML). The effects of long-chain bases on cell metabolism (conversion of resazurin to resorufin), membrane permeability (uptake of propidium iodide or SYTOX-Green), release of cellular contents (LDH), and cell morphology (confocal microscopy) were all determined. GE keratinocytes were more resistant to long-chain bases as compared to GF and DC, which were more susceptible. For DC, 0.2-10.0 μM long-chain bases and GML were not cytotoxic; 40.0-80.0 μM long-chain bases, but not GML, were cytotoxic; and 80.0 μM long-chain bases induced cellular damage and death in less than 20 min. The LD50 of long-chain bases for GE keratinocytes, GF, and DC were considerably higher than their minimal inhibitory concentrations for oral pathogens, a finding important to pursuing their future potential in treating periodontal and oral infections.

Indexed as

Anti-Infective AgentsCell DifferentiationCell Membrane PermeabilityCells, CulturedDendritic CellsFibroblastsGingivaHumansKeratinocytesLethal Dose 50SalivaSphingosineAnti-Infective AgentssafingolSphingosineCytotoxicityDendritic cellsDihydrosphingosineGlycerol monolaurateHuman oral gingival epithelial keratinocytesOral gingival fibroblastsOral squamous cell carcinoma cellsPhytosphingosineSphingosine

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PMID26005054
PMCPMC4469548
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