Enolase is present in the cell wall of Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
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Authors: | SR Edwardsa R Braleya WL Chaffina |
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Institution: | Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, School of Dentistry, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Japan. |
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Abstract: | We have reported that the macrophage-like cell line J774.1, when infected with the periodontopathic bacterium Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, undergoes apoptosis. In this study, we examined whether stimulation of J774.1 cells with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) before the infection affects the subsequent apoptosis. Cytotoxicity on the LPS-stimulated cells was about half of the unstimulated control cells. DNA fragmentation in the LPS-stimulated cells was also significantly lower than in the control cells, whereas it was increased to a level similar to that of the control cells by addition of a nitric oxide (NO) inhibitor. In addition, significantly smaller numbers of live A. actinomycetemcomitans were recovered from the LPS-stimulated macrophages at 8 h after the infection as compared with the control cells. These findings suggest that the inhibitory effect of LPS on apoptosis results from an enhanced NO-mediated bactericidal activity. |
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Keywords: | Apoptosis Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Macrophage Lipopolysaccharide |
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