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Reactive change in proliferative activity of the junctional epithelium after topical application of lipopolysaccharide.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9203096     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
IT IS WELL ESTABLISHED THAT apical migration of junctional epithelium (JE) along a root surface is an important factor in periodontal pocket formation and deepening. However, the exact mechanism and, more specifically, the role of inflammatory products in influencing the activity of cells within the JE is not known. To address this issue lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was applied topically into rat molar gingival sulcus and then tissues evaluated immunohistochemically for expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). Tissues were prepared for histological analysis at designated times. Histologically, infiltration of neutrophils with associated edema was noted in JE and gingival connective tissues 6 hours after LPS application and was prominent at 12 hours. These inflammatory changes persisted in the 2- and 3-day specimens, and disappeared at 5 days. In normal gingiva, before the LPS application, the JE showed few PCNA positive cells, while almost all cells in the basal and suprabasal cell layers of the oral gingival epithelium and the oral sulcular epithelium were PCNA positive. No increase in the number of PCNA positive cells in the JE beyond zero time was observed at 6 and 12 hours after LPS application. One day after LPS application, PCNA positive cells appeared in the basal cell layer of the JE, with a continued increase number of PCNA positive cells in the JE continued at 2 and 3 days. By day 5 the number of PCNA positive cells were decreasing with return to a normal range by 7 days. These results showed that 1) under normal physiological conditions, cells within the JE have minimal mitotic activity and 2) the JE cells can enter the proliferating cell cycle when exposed to LPS, and suggest that the enhanced proliferating activity in the JE is an important factor for the deepening of the periodontal pocket, if the connective tissue attachment is broken down.
Authors:
T Takata; M Miyauchi; I Ogawa; H Ito; J Kobayashi; H Nikai
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Publication Detail:
Type:  In Vitro; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of periodontology     Volume:  68     ISSN:  0022-3492     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Periodontol.     Publication Date:  1997 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-07-17     Completed Date:  1997-07-17     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8000345     Medline TA:  J Periodontol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  531-5     Citation Subset:  D; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Oral Pathology, Hiroshima University, School of Dentistry, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cell Division
Epithelial Attachment / drug effects*,  metabolism,  pathology
Escherichia coli
Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology*
Male
Periodontal Attachment Loss / etiology
Periodontal Pocket / etiology
Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen / biosynthesis
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Lipopolysaccharides; 0/Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen

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