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Active invasion of Porphyromonas gingivalis and infection-induced complement activation in ApoE-/- mice brains

Poole, Sophie, Singhrao, Sim K., Chukkapalli, Sasanka, Rivera, Mercedes, Velsko, Irina, Kesavalu, Lakshmyya, Crean, StJohn·2014·Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Abstract

Periodontal disease is a polymicrobial inflammatory disease that leads to chronic systemic inflammation and direct infiltration of bacteria/bacterial components, which may contribute to the development of Alzheimer's disease. ApoE-/- mice were orally infected (n = 12) with Porphyromonas gingivalis, Treponema denticola, Tannerella forsythia, and Fusobacterium nucleatum as mono- and polymicrobial infections. ApoE-/- mice were sacrificed following 12 and 24 weeks of chronic infection. Bacterial genomic DNA was isolated from all brain tissues except for the F. nucleatum mono-infected group. Polymerase chain reaction was performed using universal 16 s rDNA primers and species-specific primer sets for each organism to determine whether the infecting pathogens accessed the brain. Sequencing amplification products confirmed the invasion of bacteria into the brain during infection. The innate immune responses were detected using antibodies against complement activation products of C3 convertase stage and the membrane attack complex. Molecular methods demonstrated that 6 out of 12 ApoE-/- mice brains contained P. gingivalis genomic DNA at 12 weeks (p = 0.006), and 9 out of 12 at 24 weeks of infection (p = 0.0001). Microglia in both infected and control groups demonstrated strong intracellular labeling with C3 and C9, due to on-going biosynthesis. The pyramidal neurons of the hippocampus in 4 out of 12 infected mice brains demonstrated characteristic opsonization with C3 activation fragments (p = 0.032). These results show that the oral pathogen P. gingivalis was able to access the ApoE-/- mice brain and thereby contributed to complement activation with bystander neuronal injury.

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Authors
Poole, S., Singhrao, S. K., Chukkapalli, S., Rivera, M., Velsko, I., Kesavalu, L., & Crean, S.
Affiliations
  • University of Lancashire (GB)
  • University of Florida (US)
  • University of Florida Health (US)
Venue
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
Published
2014-10-30
Volume
43
Issue
1
Pages
67-80
ISSN
  • 1387-2877 (ISSN-L)
  • 1875-8908
OpenAlex
W1897291768
Cited by
215
References
63
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FWCI
11.13
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Alzheimer s Disease (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • CLOK (University of Central Lancashire) (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (R01DE020820)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
Keywords
Porphyromonas gingivalis, periodontal disease
MeSH terms
Animals, Apolipoproteins E, Brain, Chronic Disease, Complement Activation, Disease Models, Animal, DNA, Bacterial, Fusobacterium Infections, Male, Periodontal Diseases, Treponemal Infections, Bacteroidaceae Infections, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Microglia, Pyramidal Cells, Mice, Knockout, Treponema denticola

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