Mechanisms of vascular damage by systemic dissemination of the oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis.

The FEBS Journal
Cher FarrugiaMagdalena Widziolek

Abstract

Several studies have shown a clear association between periodontal disease and increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg), a key oral pathogen, and its cell surface-expressed gingipains, induce oedema in a zebrafish larvae infection model although the mechanism of these vascular effects is unknown. Here, we aimed to determine whether Pg-induced vascular damage is mediated by gingipains. In vitro, human endothelial cells from different vascular beds were invaded by wild-type (W83) but not gingipain-deficient (ΔK/R-ab) Pg. W83 infection resulted in increased endothelial permeability as well as decreased cell surface abundance of endothelial adhesion molecules PECAM-1 and VE-cadherin compared to infection with ΔK/R-ab. In agreement, when transgenic zebrafish larvae expressing fluorescently labelled PECAM-1 or VE-cadherin were systemically infected with W83 or ΔK/R-ab, a significant reduction in adhesion molecule fluorescence was observed specifically in endothelium proximal to W83 bacteria through a gingipain-dependent mechanism. Furthermore, this was associated with increased vascular permeability in vivo when assessed by dextran leakage microangiography. These data are the first to show that Pg direc...Continue Reading

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