Toll-like receptor 4 signaling has a critical role in Porphyromonas gingivalis-accelerated neointimal formation after arterial injury in mice

Naho Kobayashi, Jun Ichi Suzuki, Norio Aoyama, Hiroki Sato, Shouta Akimoto, Kouji Wakayama, Hidetoshi Kumagai, Yuichi Ikeda, Hiroshi Akazawa, Issei Komuro, Yuichi Izumi, Mitsuaki Isobe

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Abstract

Recently, we reported that a periodontopathic pathogen, Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis), infection induced neointimal hyperplasia with enhanced expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 after arterial injury in wild-type mice. Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 is known to be a key receptor for virulence factors of P. gingivalis. The aim of this study is to assess the hypothesis that TLR4 has a critical role in periodontopathic bacteria-induced neointimal formation after an arterial injury. Wild-type and TLR4-deficient mice were used in this study. The femoral arteries were injured, and P. gingivalis or vehicle was injected subcutaneously once per week. Fourteen days after arterial injury, murine femoral arteries were obtained for histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses. The anti-P. gingivalis IgG levels in P. gingivalis-infected groups were significantly increased compared with the anti-P. gingivalis IgG levels of the corresponding non-infected groups in both wild-type and TLR4-deficient mice. TLR4 deficiency negated P. gingivalis-induced neointimal formation compared with that observed in wild-type mice and reduced the number of MCP-1 positive cells in the neointimal area. We conclude that P. gingivalis infection may promote neointimal formation after an arterial injury through TLR4 signaling.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)717-722
Number of pages6
JournalHypertension Research
Volume39
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2016

Keywords

  • Porphyromonas gingivalis
  • arterial injury
  • periodontal disease
  • toll-like receptor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Internal Medicine
  • Physiology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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