Gene expression changes in Porphyromonas gingivalis W83 after inoculation in rat oral cavity

BMC Microbiology

Ya-Ping Pan¹  Li-Si Tan¹  Hong-Yan Wang¹  Jun-Chao Liu¹  Chun-Ling Pan¹  Qian Li¹  Jian Zhao¹ 

[1] Department of Periodontology, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China

关键词: Gene expression;    Microarray;    Periodontitis;    Porphyromonas gingivalis;   

Others  :  1212032
DOI  :  10.1186/s12866-015-0438-0

 received in 2015-01-02, accepted in 2015-05-05,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

The development of chronic periodontitis was due to not only periodontal pathogens, but also the interaction between periodontal pathogens and host. The aim of this study is to investigate the alterations in gene expression in Porphyromonas gingivalis (P.gingivalis) W83 after inoculation in rat oral cavity.

Results

P.gingivalis W83 inoculation in rat oral cavity caused inflammatory responses in gingival tissues and destroyed host alveolar bone. Microarray analysis revealed that 42 genes were upregulated, and 22 genes were downregulated in the detected 1786 genes in the inoculated P.gingivalis W83. Real-time quantitative PCR detection confirmed the expression alterations in some selected genes. Products of these upregulated and downregulated genes are mainly related to transposon functions, cell transmembrane transportation, protein and nucleic acid metabolism, energy metabolism, cell division and bacterial pathogenicity.

Conclusions

P.gingivalis W83 has a pathogenic effect on host oral cavity. Meanwhile, inflammatory oral environment alters P.gingivalis W83 gene expression profile. These changes in gene expression may limit the proliferation and weaken the pathogenicity of P.gingivalis W83, and favor themselves to adapt local environment for survival.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Zhao et al.; licensee BioMed Central.

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