牙龈卟啉菌内毒素的化学组成和SDS—PAGE的特性分析

应用气液色谱法对牙龈卟啉菌脂多糖（Ｐｇ－ＬＰＳ）和大肠杆菌脂多糖（Ｅ－ＬＰＳ）的单糖和脂肪酸进行了分析和比较。Ｐｇ－ＬＰＳ主要含有甘露糖、葡萄糖、氨基葡萄糖、半乳糖和鼠李糖。Ｅ－ＬＰＳ单糖组成与Ｐｇ－ＬＰＳ基本相似,但缺乏鼠李糖。Ｐｇ－ＬＰＳ主要含有羟基十五烷酸和羟基十七烷酸等奇数碳原子脂肪酸,Ｅ－ＬＰＳ则以羟基豆蔻酸、豆蔻酸和月桂酸等偶数碳原子脂肪酸为主。Ｐｇ－ＬＰＳ含有甲基化脂肪酸,Ｅ－ＬＰＳ则缺如。实验结果提示,Ｐｇ－ＬＰＳ和Ｅ－ＬＰＳ化学组成上的差异可能导致二者的ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ图谱明显不同。     

牙龈卟啉单胞菌及其细胞外膜泡多克隆抗体的比较研究

分别制备牙龈卟啉单胞菌４７Ａ－ １ 及其膜泡的多克隆抗体,并用间接免疫荧光法对６７ 个临床标本进行检测。结果经统计学检验,两种抗体显著相关,Ｐ＜ ０．０１ ,符合率为８２．１ ％ ;膜泡抗体的检出率高于菌体抗体,Ｐ＜０．０５ ;膜泡抗体相对于菌体抗体的敏感性为９３．５ ％ 。膜泡抗体与牙龈卟啉单胞菌以外的其他口腔细菌无交叉反应,说明膜泡抗体的特异性较强。     

Flowcell culture of Porphyromonas gingivalis biofilms under anaerobic conditions

We have developed an anaerobic biofilm culture system. The system is inexpensive, simple to use and, unlike an anaerobic glovebox, requires no dedicated space. As a test of the system, Porphyromonas gingivalis was cultured under low oxygen (1–2 ppm) and under anaerobic conditions (≤0.1 ppm O₂). In the presence of small amounts of oxygen, the organism attached and formed an initial biofilm over the course of 4 h, but the biofilm was unable to maintain its growth and had lost biomass after 18 h. Also, ambiguous results were obtained when the biofilm was stained with a viability stain. Under anaerobic conditions, the biofilm was able to continue growth — biomass was greater after 18 h than after 4 h, and the anaerobic biofilm had a less ambiguous staining pattern than did the low-O₂-grown biofilm.     

Purification and partial characterization of a lysine-specific protease of Porphyromonas gingivalis

Abstract A lysine-specific protease hydrolysing peptide bonds at the carboxyl side of lysine residues in Porphyromonas gingivalis was purified from culture supernatant by a combination of ion-exchange chromatography, gel filtration, and affinity chromatography. The molecular mass was 48 kDa and the p I value was 7.3. The enzyme hydrolysed the peptide bonds at the carboxyl side of lysine residues in synthetic substrates and natural proteins.     

18O标记法在定量蛋白质组学中的应用

基于质谱技术去识别和检测蛋白质表达差异是一个热点,有助于生物过程和体系的分子机制的研究。近年来各种基于质谱技术的定量蛋白质组学研究方法发展较快,相对其他方法而言,18O标记法是一种较为理想、相对容易实现并且在不断完善的体外标记方法,最近在定量蛋白质组学研究中应用较多。现对18O标记法原理、特点以及技术方法的优化和应用进展进行综述。     

牙龈毒素的酶动力学变化及其意义

本文采用酶动力学测定法比较了二株牙龈卟啉菌Ｐｇ所独有的毒力成份——牙龈毒素的酶代谢特征以及与其代谢之间的关系。结果显示①牙龈毒素的酶合成在细菌生长早期就已开始,并存在于整个细菌生长周期;②牙龈毒素从菌体内释放到周围微环境中的动态变化基本上与细菌的生长周期同步;③ＰｇＥＶ的形成是存活细菌的一个特征,而不是老化的细菌或非生长期细菌的代谢产物;④ＰｇＥＶ中含有较高活性的牙龈毒素,由于ＥＶ体积小、所含毒力成份多和胞膜完整等的特点,使牙龈毒素更具有扩展细菌毒力作用的范围和强度的能力     

RPC技术检测儿童龈炎中的卟啉单胞菌

根据牙龈卟啉单胞菌特异的纤毛亚单位蛋白结构基因,设计一对寡核苷酸引物,采用ＰＣＲ扩增了１３１ｂｐ特异片段,实验证明,ＰＣＲ直接检测临床标本中的牙龈卟啉单胞菌,不仅特异、敏感、而且快速,从而显示了较好的优越性。用该引物,分析牙龈卟啉单胞菌在儿童龈炎中的分布。经ＰＣＲ检测４６例龈下菌斑标本中的牙龈卟啉单胞菌,结果表明：２４例标本ＰＣＲ为阳性;对照组４６例标本中,牙龈卟啉单胞菌仅有５例为阳性,儿童龈炎中牙龈卟啉单胞菌的检出率明显高出正常组（ｐ＞０００５）。提示用ＰＣＲ检测儿童龈炎中的牙龈卟啉单胞菌具有重要意义。     

Cloning of a Porphyromonas (Bacteroides) gingivalis protease gene and characterization of its product

A clone expressing a Porphyromonas gingivalis protease from the recombinant plasmid (pYS307) has been identified in a genomic library of P. gingivalis W83. The cloned gene was localized to a 2.4-kb DNA fragment between BamHI and HindIII sites. When a 3.2-kb HindIII fragment of pYS307 was used as a probe in Southern hybridization, HindIII-digested chromosomal DNA of P. gingivalis W83, as well as those of W50 and W12, showed a single 3.2-kb hybridizing band, while that of P. gingivalis 33277 showed a 5.0-kb band. Colonies of E. coli containing pYS307 showed pronounced proteolytic zones on skim milk agar plates only when incubated in an oxygen-free environment. BSA substrate zymography of whole cell extract of E. coli containing pYS307 revealed a protease of approx. 80 kDa which was active under reducing conditions. These results suggest that the cloned protease is thiol-dependent. Antiserum to P. gingivalis W50 reacted with a single band of 80 kDa when a cell lysate sample of an E. coli JM83 containing pYS307 was prepared for electrophoresis in the absence of beta-mercaptoethanol. When samples were solubilized in the presence of beta-mercaptoethanol prior to electrophoresis, the antiserum reacted with the bands of 50 and 38 kDa, but there was no reaction observed at 80 kDa. The activity of the cloned protease was inhibited by TLCK, TPCK, EDTA, PMSF, iodoacetic acid and ZnCl2.     

Effects of Porphyromonas gingivalis culture products on human polymorphonuclear leukocyte function

Abstract Porphyromonas gingivalis culture supernate was found to induce hemotypic agglutination of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN). Pretreatment of PMN with P. gingivalis supernate inhibited both the rate and the degree of aglutination induced by the secretagogues PMA and FMLP. Lipopolysaccaharide from P. gingivalis upregulated the CR3 (Mac-1, CD11b) receptors of PMN. Treatment of glass-adherent PMN with P. gingivalis supernate did not alter their phagocytic capacity fot P. gingivalis cells but when PMN were treated in suspension the cells adhered less well to glass and phagocytosis of those PMN that did adhere was reduced. P. gingivalis supernate treatment of PMN induced lysozyme release but the amount released during phagocytosis when supernate was present did not change. Neither P. gingivalis supernate nor LPS were cytotoxic for PMN. The data suggest that P. gingivalis factors could interfere with PMN elimination of this organism at the site of infection by inappropriately stimulating PMN, depressing phagocytosis and causing enhanced CR3 expression. The consequent agglutinatin or enhanced adherence could also lead to decreased phagocytic capacity of the adherant or agglutinated cells.     

Kinetic analysis of PPi-dependent phosphofructokinase from Porphyromonas gingivalis

We have previously cloned the gene encoding a pyrophosphate-dependent phosphofructokinase (PFK), designated PgPFK, from Porphyromonas gingivalis, an oral anaerobic bacterium implicated in advanced periodontal disease. In this study, recombinant PgPFK was purified to homogeneity, and biochemically characterized. The apparent K(m) value for fructose 6-phosphate was 2.2 mM, which was approximately 20 times higher than that for fructose 1,6-bisphosphate. The value was significantly greater than any other described PFKs, except for Amycolatopsis methanolica PFK which is proposed to function as a fructose 1,6 bisphosphatase (FBPase). The PgPFK appears to serves as FBPase in this organism. We postulate that this may lead to the gluconeogenic pathways to synthesize the lipopolysaccharides and/or glycoconjugates essential for cell viability.     

Black-pigmented Gram-negative anaerobes in endodontic infections

Abstract Necrotic dental root canal infections are polymicrobial infections dominated by anaerobic bacteria. The number of different species in one canal is usually low, approx. 4–7 species. The species isolated most frequently belong to the genera Prevotella, Porphyromonas, Fusobacterium, Peptostreptococcus, Eubacterium and Streptococcus . The frequency of isolation of black-pigmented Gram-negative anaerobes in endodontic infections varies from 25% to >50%. Pr. intermedia is the most commonly found pigmented species, followed by Pr. denticola and two Porphyromonas species, P. gingivalis and P. endodontalis . Several studies have shown that P. gingivalis and P. endodontalis are closely related to the presence of acute symptoms in endodontic infections, whereas other black-pigmented Gram-negative anaerobes are not. However, several other species may also be involved in acute infections. Moreover, Porphyromonas species have occasionally been isolated from cases with no symptoms. Although Porphyromonas spp. are clearly related to symptoms at the beginning of therapy, they are not important for the prognosis of the treatment.     

Biofilm vs. planktonic bacterial mode of growth: Which do human macrophages prefer?

Although the natural mode of bacterial growth in nature is as biofilm, almost all antimicrobial and immunological tests are routinely developed using planktonic inoculums. Bacterial biofilms protect the microbial community from external damage and promote the persistence of chronic infections. In this study, interactions between human macrophages and bacterial inoculums of planktonic and biofilm modes of growth have been explored using Escherichia coli (E. coli) K12. Human macrophages phagocytize planktonic E. coli more efficiently than bacteria grown in a biofilm. Moreover, they prefer to phagocytize planktonic bacteria. In this context, CD64 expression is involved. Our data indicate that bacteria with “a biofilm background” avoid phagocytosis by naïve macrophages, which could create a favorable environment for chronic infection. Our findings were corroborated in a clinical O25b-ST131 ESBL-producer E. coli isolate, which caused urinary tract infections.     

Production and characterisation of monoclonal antibodies to the principle sonicate antigens of Porphyromonas gingivalis w50

Abstract Protein antigens from whole cell sonicates of Porphyromonas gingivalis W50, previously shown to be discriminatory antigens for patients with adult periodontitis, were purified using SDS-PAGE. Electroeluted proteins were used to immunize mice for the production of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). A combination of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Western blotting were used to screen hybridoma supernatants for mAbs. MAbs were successfully raised against M _r 115 000, M _r 55 000 and M _r 47 000 antigens together with a second M _r 55 000 polypeptide which was a contaminant of the M _r 55 000 antigen. No immunological cross-reactivity was found between these four proteins. The mAbs were used to examine the distribution of these antigens among fifteen P. gingivalis strains together with related oral bacteria using immunostaining of dot blots and Western blots. The antigens were confined to P. gingivalis with the M _r 115 000 and M _r 47 000 antigens being present in all strains tested . The distribution of the M _r 55 000 antigens were slightly more restricted: one M _r 55 000 (outer membrane location) was present in nine of the fifteen P. gingivalis strains tested, while the other M _r 55 000 (location unknown) was only absent from one strain. Whole cell ELISA demonstrated that the M _r 115 000 and the outer membrane M _r 55 000 antigen possess epitopes which are located on the surface of the bacterium.     

Quantitative detection of Porphyromonas gingivalis fimA genotypes in dental plaque

We developed quantitative fimA genotype assays and applied them in a pilot study investigating the fimbrial genotype distribution of Porphyromonas gingivalis in European subjects with or without chronic periodontitis. P. gingivalis was found in 71% and 9% of the samples from patients and healthy subjects, respectively. Enumeration of total P. gingivalis cell numbers by polymerase chain reaction and immunofluorescence showed excellent correspondence (r = 0.964). 73% of positive samples contained multiple fimA genotypes, but generally one genotype predominated by one to three orders of magnitude. Genotype II predominated in 60% of the samples. Genotype IV occurred with similar prevalence (73%) as genotype II but predominated in only 20% of the samples. Genotypes I, III and V were of much lower prevalence and cell densities of the latter two remained sparse. Our results suggest marked differences among the fimA genotypes' ability to colonize host sites with high cell numbers.     

Purification and characterization of hemolysin from Porphyromonas gingivalis A7436

Porphyromonas gingivalis, a periodontal pathogen, has the ability to lyse erythrocytes. The hemolytic activity of P. gingivalis A7436 was purified as a 45-kDa protein from the culture supernatant of a 3-days old culture using nickel-nitrilotriacetic acid chromatography. Erythrocytes treated with purified P. gingivalis hemolysin showed the presence of pores and extracellular debris by scanning electron microscopy. Active immunization of mice with 15 micrograms hemolysin induced neutralizing antibodies to hemolysin. Heating at 60 degrees C and treatment with trypsin and dithiothreitol abolished hemolytic activity, while incubation with the protease inhibitor Na-p-tosyl-L-lysine chloromethyl ketone caused no effect. We report here for the first time purification of a hemolysin from P. gingivalis A7436. The amino acid sequence of an internal peptide of hemolysin showed sequence similarity with fimbrillin from P. gingivalis HG564. However, the amino acid composition of purified hemolysin was different from that of P. gingivalis fimbrillin. Also, the ability to lyse but not agglutinate erythrocytes and to bind to nickel-nitrilotriacetic acid differentiates P. gingivalis hemolysin from fimbrillin.     

牙龈卟啉单胞菌HA2基因和白细胞介素IL-15基因重组质粒的构建

构建抗牙龈卟啉单胞菌的牙周炎基因疫苗p VAX1-HA2、pVAX1-HA2/IL-15,体外检测其在293T细胞的表达。以HA2基因(牙龈卟啉单胞菌牙龈素—血凝素基因编码区的核心功能区)为目的基因与IL-15基因为免疫佐剂构建真核表达质粒,用Lip2000介导瞬时转染293T细胞,RT-PCR检测目的基因mRNA水平及酶联免疫吸附试验检测IL-15蛋白表达水平。重组质粒p VAX1-HA2、pVAX1-HA2/IL-15经酶切及DNA测序鉴定构建正确,转染的293T细胞能够检测到目的基因的表达,也可以检测到IL-15蛋白的表达。说明我们成功构建了真核共表达质粒pVAX1-HA2和p VAX1-HA2/IL-15,为下一步研制抗牙龈卟啉单胞菌DNA疫苗奠定了基础。     

牙龈紫质单胞菌内毒素对成纤维细胞和牙龈组织的侵入及损害

应用免疫组化方法证实５６０％的成年人牙周炎（ＡＰ）患者的牙龈组织的成纤维细胞中存在牙龈紫质单胞菌内毒素（Ｐｇ－ＬＰＳ）,正常的牙龈组织样本无一例阳性。以免疫胶金技术发现Ｐｇ－ＬＰＳ在５ｍｉｎ内即能侵入体外培养的小鼠成纤维细胞,至６０ｍｉｎ时可在细胞核内检出Ｐｇ－ＬＰＳ。Ｐｇ－ＬＰＳ检测阳性的小鼠成纤维细胞和ＡＰ患者牙龈组织的成纤维细胞的可出现相似的内质网扩张、膜旁核糖体颗粒脱落、线粒体的外膜或嵴消失等超微结构病变。实验结果表明,Ｐｇ－ＬＰＳ是ＡＰ的主要致病因子之一。