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ArticlePloS one2019

Adhesion and invasion of gingival epithelial cells by Porphyromonas gulae.

Hiroaki Inaba, Ryota Nomura, Yukio Kato, Hiroki Takeuchi, Atsuo Amano, Fumitoshi Asai, Kazuhiko Nakano, Richard J Lamont, Michiyo Matsumoto-Nakano

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Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Hiroaki InabaDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3040-3113
Ryota NomuraDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita-Osaka, Japan.
Yukio KatoDepartment of Veterinary Public Health II, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Hiroki TakeuchiDepartment of Preventive Dentistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita-Osaka, Japan.
Atsuo AmanoDepartment of Preventive Dentistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita-Osaka, Japan.
Fumitoshi AsaiDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan.
Kazuhiko NakanoDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita-Osaka, Japan.
Richard J LamontDepartment of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States of America.
Michiyo Matsumoto-NakanoDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
The University of Osaka · JPAzabu University · JPOkayama University · JPUniversity of Louisville · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Porphyromonas gulae, an animal periodontal pathogen, possess fimbriae classified into three genotypes (A-C) based on the diversity of fimA genes encoding FimA. Accumulating evidence suggests that P. gulae strains with type C fimbriae are more virulent as compared to those with other types. The ability of these organisms to adhere to and invade gingival epithelial cells has yet to be examined. P. gulae showed the greatest levels of adhesion and invasion at a multiplicity of infection of 100 for 90 min. P. gulae type C and some type B strains invaded gingival epithelial cells at significantly greater levels than the other strains, at the same level of efficiency as P. gingivalis with type II fimbriae. Adhesion and invasion of gingival epithelial cells by P. gulae were inhibited by cytochalasin D and sodium azide, indicating the requirements of actin polymerization and energy metabolism for those activities. Invasion within gingival epithelial cells was blocked by staurosporine, whereas those inhibitors showed little effects on adhesion, while nocodazole and cycloheximide had negligible effects on either adhesion or invasion. P. gulae proteases were found to be essential for adhesion and invasion of gingival epithelial cells, while its DNA and RNA, and protein synthesis were unnecessary for those activities. Additionally, α5β1 integrin antibodies significantly inhibited adhesion and invasion by P. gulae. This is the first report to characterize P. gulae adhesion and invasion of human gingival epithelial cells.

Indexed as

Bacterial AdhesionBacteroidaceae InfectionsEpithelial CellsFimbriae, BacterialGingivaHumansIntegrin alpha5beta1PorphyromonasIntegrin alpha5beta1

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PMID30870452
PMCPMC6417775
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