牙龈卟啉单胞菌分子生物学研究进展

牙龈卟啉单胞菌已公认为是牙周炎的致病菌,它的一些表面结构诸如细胞外囊泡,菌毛,外膜蛋白,凝集素介导该菌对牙周组织粘附、定植,或作为毒性因子破坏牙周组织,随着分子生物学技术的发展,已对这些结构进行了分子克隆,本文拟就牙龈卟啉单胞菌(Porphyromonasgingivalis)简称Pg)分子生物学进展作一简要综述。1　菌毛基因的分子克隆牙龈卟啉单胞菌菌毛作为该菌表面结构之一介导了该菌对牙周组织的粘附和定植。已纯化了41kda菌毛亚单位蛋白,并克隆了菌毛蛋白基因[1]。使用寡核苷酸M1和M2作为引物,采用PCR从9株Pg菌株中扩增了1.3kb的DNA片段,E…     

牙龈卟啉单胞菌菌毛FimA基因型在牙周病患者中的分布情况

目的：探讨牙龈卟啉单胞菌FimA基因型在牙周患者的分布情况。方法：采用PCR技术对40例牙周患者龈下菌斑中牙龈卟啉单胞菌及其基因型进行检测。结果：牙龈卟啉单胞菌在牙周患者的牙周袋内检出率为87．5％,牙龈卟啉单胞菌FimA各基因型在牙龈卟啉单胞菌携带者的检出率分别为：I型22．9％,Ⅱ型60．0％,Ⅲ型17．1％,Ⅳ37．1％．V型未检出;基因I型在牙周袋内未单独检出,与基因Ⅱ型混合感染。结论：牙龈卟啉单胞菌FimA基因Ⅱ型和Ⅵ型是牙龈卟啉单胞菌在牙周病损部位的主要定植菌,两基因型可能与牙周病的发生发展有关。     

牙龈卟啉单胞菌蛋白酶及疫苗的研究进展

牙龈卟啉单胞菌 (P g) ,革兰阴性厌氧菌 ,是人类牙周炎的主要致病菌[1] 。动物实验表明它在小鼠、大鼠和灵长类动物的龈下定植与牙周炎的发生和进展相关。P g可以调整真核细胞信号转导途径 ,为了满足新陈代谢的需要 ,P g基因表达的调节可以控制在转录水平。证据表明 ,P g的感染会导致严重的全身系统疾病如心血管疾病和分娩早产儿。P g含有大量毒性因子[2 ] ,如菌毛 ,血凝素[3 ] ,脂多糖等 ,其中Arg、Lys样半胱氨酸蛋白酶在牙周致病作用中占据了一个重要地位 ,他们通过激活宿主前体酶 ,例如 :血纤维蛋白酶原 ,或通过暴露细胞隐位及改变血…     

牙龈卟啉单胞菌相关致病因子的研究进展

牙龈卟啉单胞菌是一种生长于口腔内的革兰阴性厌氧茵.它能够利用脂多糖、荚膜多糖、菌毛、牙龈蛋白酶等一系列致病因子,侵袭局部牙周组织并逃避宿主的免疫防御机制,是诱发牙周炎的重要因素之一,引起了学者们的广泛关注.因此,探讨牙龈卟啉单胞菌的致病因子对于牙周炎的防治具有重要意义.     

牙龈卟啉单胞菌血凝素2氯化血红素结合位点多肽对牙龈卟啉单胞菌生长抑制作用

目的探讨牙龈卟啉单胞菌血凝素2（Porphyromonas gingivalis hemagglutinin-2,PgHA-2）的氯化血红素结合位点多肽对牙龈卟啉单胞菌（Porphyromonasgingivalis,Pg）摄取氯化血红素生长的影响。方法合成多肽DHYAVMISK（肽1）,DEYAVMISK（肽2,肽1中第2位氨基酸突变为谷氨酸）,ALHPDHYLI（肽3,HA-2结合位点不相关多肽）。将肽l、肽2、肽3分别与氯化血红素琼脂糖珠预孵育,加入Pg重组血凝素2（Porphyromonas gingivalis recombinant HA-2,PgrHA-2）,收集与氯化血红素结合的PgrHA-2,SDS—PAGE电泳,分析多肽对PgrHA-2与氯化血红素结合的抑制作用。肽1、肽2、肽3与氯化血红素预孵育后,加入到CDC液体培养基中培养Pg,测定菌液A600值,分析多肽对Pg生长的抑制作用。结果肽1浓度依赖性抑制PgrHA-2与氯化血红素结合,而肽2和肽3对PgrHA-2与氯化血红素的结合无抑制作用。在24、48和72h时间点,肽1组的A600值较肽2、肽3和PBS组明显降低（P〈0．05）。结论本研究表明PgHA-2氯化血红素结合位点多肽DHYAVMISK与Pg竞争结合氯化血红素,抑制Pg的生长,为开发新的牙周病防治方法奠定基础。     

抗牙龈卟啉单胞菌血凝素2单克隆抗体的制备

目的制备抗牙龈卟啉单胞菌(Porphyromonas gingivalis,Pg)血凝素2(hemagglutinin-2,HA-2)的单克隆抗体(monoclonal antibody,mAb)。方法用重组HA-2(recombinant HA-2,rHA-2)免疫BALB/C小鼠,取其脾细胞与小鼠骨髓瘤细胞SP2/0融合,间接ELISA方法筛选杂交瘤细胞.用ELISA方法测效价。结果获得1株能够高效识别rHA-2的mAb,命名为4F11。此单克隆抗体的免疫球蛋白亚类为IgG1,效价达1?106。结论成功制备了重组牙龈卟啉单胞菌血凝素2的单克隆抗体mAb.将进一步用于牙龈卟啉单胞菌的诊断,并为牙周疾病的治疗研究奠定基础。     

牙龈卟啉单胞菌酪氨酸激酶致病性的分子机制

目的 探讨牙龈卟啉单胞菌（Porphyromonas gingivalis,P. gingivalis）酪氨酸激酶（Ptk1)致病性的分子机制。方法 采用重组PCR技术构建P. gingivalis野生菌株ATCC 33277的Ptk1单基因缺失的突变菌株（ΔPtk1）,通过Real-time PCR技术检测并比较参与调控P. gingivalis（野生型P. gingivalis ATCC 33277与突变型ΔPtk1）细胞外多糖（extracellular polysaccharides,EPS）合成的转录因子SinR的表达情况,同时采用激光共聚焦显微镜观察Ptk1缺失的突变菌株与野生型菌株EPS的形成情况,最后通过ELISA试剂盒检测并比较Ptk1缺失的突变菌株与野生型菌株白细胞介素-1β(IL-1β)表达情况。结果 与野生菌株P. gingivalis ATCC 33277比较,Ptk1单基因缺失的突变菌株转录因子SinR的表达量没有显著变化（t=–1.572,P>0.05）;ELISA检测发现,Ptk1单基因缺失的突变菌株IL-1β的表达量较野生型菌株显著下降,差异有统...     

牙龈卟啉单胞菌血凝素2与氯化血红素结合位点分析

目的 通过竞争性ELISA方法明确牙龈卟啉单胞菌血凝素2(Porphyromonas gingivalis hemagglutinin-2,Pg HA-2)与氯化血红素结合的多肽位点,为牙周病保护性抗体的制备奠定基础.方法 人工合成疑为Pg HA-2氯化血红素结合位点的多肽片段,制备抗Pg HA-2单克隆抗体(MAb QB),通过间接竞争性ELISA,进一步分析血红素特异性结合位点.结果 Pg HA-2氯化血红素结合位点的氨基酸序列为DGFPGDHYAVMISK.MAb QB可以抑制Pg HA-2与氯化血红素结合.结论 明确了Pg HA-2氯化血红素结合位点的氨基酸序列,确定了Pg HA-2氯化血红素结合位点的位置.为今后Pg HA-2氯化血红素结合位点的鉴定、功能结构区分析和多肽疫苗的制备奠定基础.     

牙龈卟啉单胞菌编码基因重注释研究

为了确保牙龈卟啉单胞菌生物大分子信息的准确性,对NCBI数据库中的3株牙龈卟啉单胞菌的注释信息进行研究。首先,准备好蛋白质编码与非编码序列正负样本,用基于Z曲线理论的Fisher判别法对正负样本集进行训练,确定一个判断ORF编码或非编码的阈值t0,由阈值作为判别条件来识别所有的ORFs,判断基因片段是否具有编码蛋白质的功能,由此阈值为判别标准排除掉3株牙龈卟啉单胞菌基因组中错误的基因注释信息。然后,用Prodigal基因预测软件对牙龈卟啉单胞菌进行基因预测,基因预测结果与原始功能已知基因进行比对,挑选出具有不同5’终端的ORFs,将这些具有不同5’终端的ORFs与功能已知的基因片段进行比对,找到重叠率小于20%的候选基因。最后,对这些候选基因用Blast进行序列比对找到满足条件的新基因,并为这些新基因添加功能注释信息。基于以上方法共排除了117个非编码的开放式阅读框,并找到了30个NCBI数据库中缺失的编码蛋白质的新基因。     

20种中药提取物对牙龈卟啉单胞菌抑制作用的体外研究

目的筛选评价20种中药提取物对牙龈卟啉单胞菌抑制作用。方法选择20种有较强抑菌作用及清热解毒作用的中药提取物,采用杯碟法进行体外抑菌试验,比较各中药对牙龈卟啉单胞菌的抑菌环直径和最低抑菌浓度(MIC)。结果水煎剂中黄连、乌梅、五味子、五倍子和黄芩的MIC为0.0488~1.5625mg/mL。油剂中丁香油、香薷油的MIC为0.3906~1.5625mg/mL。结论本实验选择的20种中药提取物中香薷油、黄连、乌梅、五味子、五倍子和黄芩的抑菌敏感度最高。     

Inconsistency between the fimbrilin gene and the antigenicity of lipopolysaccharides in selected strains of Porphyromonas gingivalis

Abstract Immunochemical specificity of lipopolysaccharide an the molecular property of the gene encoding the fimbrilin ( fimA ) of Porphyromonas gingivalis strains were examined using 'fimbriated' strains 381 and HG564 and 'non-fimbriated' strains 381FL and W50. Lipopolysaccharide from strains 381, 381FL and HG564 reacted with monoclonal antibody raised to lipopolysaccharide from strain 381 to give a fused precipitin band by the immunodiffusion test. However, silver staining and Western blotting of lipopolysaccharide clearly revealed a difference in profile of bands between strains 381 and 381FL. On the other hand, lipopolysaccharide from W50 formed another precipitin band and reacted with the antibody, but only at higher concentrations of lipopolysaccharide. The fimA genes in these strains were amplified by polymerase chain reaction and cloned. Sequencing of the fimA gene revealed thatthe fimA _(W50) was almost identical to fimA _(HG564), but a notable difference was observed at the start codon of the open reading frame, while the fimA _(381FL) was considerably different from fimA of other strains and its open reading frame was found to be missing. These results indicate that the molecular structure of the fimA genes of these strains is not homologous, indicating that moe molecular modifications in the fimA gene should occur during in vitro passages and maintenance of strains of P. gingivalis in laboratories.     

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.     

Immunochemical characterisation and epitope mapping of a novel fimbrial protein (Pg-II fimbria) of Porphyromonas gingivalis

Abstract Mouse monoclonal antibody (mAb) Pgf-II specific for a 72-kDa major cell-surface protein (72K-CSP) derived from Porphyromonas gingivalis OMZ 409 was prepared. Immunoblotting analysis revealed that mAb Pgf-II reacted with 72K-CSP but not with 41-kDa fimbrial subunit protein (41K-fimbrilin) derived from P. gingivalis 381. Electron microscopic observation revealed that P. gingivalis OMZ 409 possessed peritrichous, thin fimbriae on their surface. Immunogold electron microscopy also demonstrated that mAb Pgf-II bound to the 72K-CSP examined with the gold particles arranged along the fibril array originating from the cell surface of the bacteria. These findings suggested that P. gingivalis 72K-CSP was identifiable as another fimbriae (termed Pg-II fimbriae) different from the fimbriae (termed Pg-I fimbriae) composed of a 41K-fimbrilin. Using multipin peptide synthesis technology, 102 sequential overlapping peptides covering the entire 514 amino-acid stretch of Pg-II fimbriae were synthesised. Seven immunodominant regions within Pg-II fimbrial protein molecule, which definitely reacted with the serum of patients with periodontal diseases, were detected.     

Identification of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase of epithelial cells as a second molecule that binds to Porphyromonas gingivalis fimbriae

Binding of Porphyromonas gingivalis to the host cells is an essential step in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease. P. gingivalis binds to and invades epithelial cells, and fimbriae are thought to be involved in this process. In our earlier studies, two major epithelial cell components of 40 and 50 kDa were identified as potential fimbrial receptors. Sequencing of a cyanogen bromide digestion fragment of the 50-kDa component resulted in an internal sequence identical to keratin I molecules, and hence this cytokeratin represents one of the epithelial cell receptors for P. gingivalis fimbriae. In this study, the 40-kDa component of KB cells was isolated and its amino-terminal sequence determined. The N-terminal amino sequence was found to be GKVKVGVNGF and showed perfect homology with human glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH). Furthermore, purified P. gingivalis fimbriae were found to bind to rabbit muscle GAPDH. Antibodies directed against internal peptide 49-68 and 69-90 of fimbrillin were shown to inhibit the binding of P. gingivalis and of fimbriae to epithelial cells. Antibodies against these peptides also inhibited the binding of fimbriae to GAPDH. Our results confirmed that the amino-terminal domain corresponding to amino residues 49-68 of the fimbrillin protein is the major GAPDH binding domain. These studies point to GAPDH as a major receptor for P. gingivalis major fimbriae and, as such, GAPDH likely plays a role in P. gingivalis adherence and colonization of the oral cavity, as well as triggering host cell processes involved in the pathogenesis of P. gingivalis infections.     

Porphyromonas gingivalis fimbriae and their synthetic peptides induce proinflammatory cytokines in human peripheral blood monocyte cultures

Abstract Porphyromonas gingivalis fimbriae as well as synthetic peptides that mimic the fimbrial subunit protein, which includes the amino acid sequence XLTXXLTXXNXX, induced high production of proinflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, interleukin-8, tumor necrosis factor-α in human peripheral blood monocyte/macrophage cultures. Responses induced by some peptide segments were comparable to those induced by Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharides. A chemically modified peptide analogous to an active peptide segment was found to be antagonistic with regard to interleukin-6 production induced by the native fimbriae. It may be suggested that P. gingivalis fimbriae and their degraded peptides function as proinflammatory agents in vivo, while certain analog peptides inhibited the process.     

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.