Single cell RNA-sequencing of rat gingva with diabetic periodontitis
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ABSTRACT: Using single cell-RNA sequencing, we reported structural and functional changes of gingival cellulome in diabetes-associated periodontitis, with the aim to identify distinct cell populations and functions involving in disease progression. We identified inflammation-related stromal and epithelial subpopulations that expanded in diabetes-associated periodontitis, creating distinct immune microenvironment that drives the progression of the disease.
Project description:Gene expressions relate to the pathogenesis of periodontitis and have a crucial role in local tissue destruction and susceptibility to the disease. The aims of the present study were to explore comprehensive gene expressions/transcriptomes in periodontitis-affected gingival tissues, and to identify specific biological processes. The purpose of the present study was 1) to compare comprehensive gene expression/transcriptomes of periodontitis-affected gingival tissues with those of healthy tissues by using microarray and data mining technologies, and 2) to analyze significantly differentially expressed genes which belong to pathological pathways in periodontitis by qRT-PCR. Two distinct gingival samples including healthy and periodontal-affected gingiva were taken from 3 patients with severe chronic periodontitis. Total RNAs from 6 gingival tissue samples were used for microarray and data-mining analyses. Comparisons, gene ontology, and pathway frequency analyses were performed and identified significant biological pathways in periodontitis. Quantitative reverse transcription real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analyse using 14 chronic periodontitis patients including 3 patients listed above and 14 healthy individuals showed 9 differentially expressed genes in leukocyte migration and cell communication pathways.
Project description:There is a close relationship between hyperglycemia in diabetes and progression of periodontal disease. This study aims to investigate the effect of hyperglycemia on the barrier function of gingival epithelial cells as a cause of hyperglycemia-exacerbated periodontitis in diabetes mellitus. Abnormal expressions of adhesion molecules in gingival epithelium in diabetes were compared between db⁄db and control mice.
Project description:Inflammatory periodontal disease (periodontitis) is widespread in dogs. This study aimed to evaluate site-specific changes in the canine gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) proteome during the longitudinal progression from very mild gingivitis to mild periodontitis. Periodontitis diagnosis in dogs requires anaesthesia, our ultimate aim was to develop a periodontitis diagnostic that could be applied to samples taken from conscious dogs. The objective of this work was to identify potential biomarkers of periodontal disease progression in the GCF of dogs.
Project description:Thirteen healthy men diagnosed with periodontitis were enrolled. Progression of periodontitis was monitored by clinical attachment level (CAL) changes at the site level over twelve weeks via weekly clinical evaluations and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) samples were collected using cellulose strips for subsequent mass spectrometry analysis. Progression group (PG) included 18 GCF samples matching sites with disease progression (CAL ≥ 2 mm), while the non-Progression group (NP) included 18 GCF samples from stable sites (No CAL changes) matched in the same patients. Clinical metrics, HPRLC-MS/MS, in silico methods, and bioinformatics tools, were employed to analyze the proteome of GCF, revealing the significant occurrence of ferroptosis during clinical progression of periodontitis.
Project description:Dysbiosis of subgingival microbiome promotes the growth of periodontopathogens and the development of periodontitis, an irreversible chronic inflammatory disease. Untreated periodontitis leads to the destruction of connective tissues, alveolar bone resorption and ultimately to tooth loss. Periodontitis has been associated with inflammatory metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes. While periodontitis-induced inflammation is a key player in both, the development of subgingival microbiome dysbiosis and in the host-microbiome interaction, the effects of hyperglycemia on the regulation of the host genes controlling the inflammatory response and the host-microbiome interaction are still scarce. We investigated the impacts of a hyperglycemic microenvironment on the inflammatory response and gene expression of a gingival fibroblasts-macrophages coculture model stimulated with dysbiotic subgingival microbiomes. A coculture model composed of immortalized human gingival fibroblasts overlaid with U937 macrophages-likes cells were stimulated with subgingival microbiome collected from four healthy donors and four patients with periodontitis. Pro-inflammatory cytokines and matrix metalloproteinase were measured by a Luminex assay while the coculture RNA was submitted to a microarray analysis. Subgingival microbiomes were submitted to 16s rRNA gene sequencing. Data were analyzed by using an advanced multi-omics bioinformatic data integration model. Our results showed that krt76, krt27, pnma5, mansc4, rab41, thoc6, tm6sf2, and znf506 as well as the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1, GM-CSF, FGF2, IL-10, the metalloproteinases MMP3 and MMP8, and bacteria from the ASV 105, ASV 211, ASV 299, Prevotella, Campylobacter and Fretibacterium genera are key correlated variables contributing to periodontitis-induced inflammatory response in a hyperglycemic microenvironment. To conclude, our multi-omics integration analysis unveiled unique differentially interrelated bacterial genera, genes and pro-inflammatory cytokines involved in the regulation of the inflammatory response in a hyperglycemic microenvironment. These data also highlight the importance of considering hyperglycemic conditions in the development of new drugs or treatments for periodontal disease in link with type 2 diabetes.
Project description:Aggressive periodontitis (AP; Grade C, Stage 3-4) is rapid destructive condition of periodontium triggered by an imbalanced immune reaction with dysbiosis of periodontal pathogens. AP is characterized by extensive tooth loss in early ages due to its severe nature and rapid progression, significantly impacting the affected individual's quality of life. Despite the severity and refractoriness of the disease, the precise pathophysiology of this hyper-reactive phenotype remains unclear. In this study, we dissected the distinct immunological features in AP by establishing the comprehensive human gingival cell atlas on individuals with AP, chronic periodontitis (CP), and healthy controls (HC). Iterative clustering analysis based on the single-cell transcriptome revealed the distinct populations in B and plasma cells upon the periodontal conditions. AP group exhibited a significant rise in B cells including a unique cell cluster dominantly expressing ID3, a key suppressor of plasma cell development. This observation is coordinated with the impaired phenotypes of antibody class switching in AP patients. Remarkably, the secreted IgM gingival crevicular fluid from AP patients exhibited the autoreactivity to gingival tissues, suggesting a potential autoimmune mechanism that involved in AP pathogenesis. These findings highlight distinct immune cell and antibody profiles in AP, providing the insights into the groundwork for personalized monitoring and proactive intervention approaches to mitigate irreversible tissue damage.
Project description:We used a nonhuman primate (NHP) model of ligature-induced periodontitis to identify gingival transcriptome changes associated with aging during the phases of periodontitis lesions (initiation, progression, and resolution). Four age groups of nonhuman primate were studied: Young (<3 years of age); Adolescent (3 to 7 years), Adult (12 to 15 years), and Aged (17-23 years)
Project description:Gene expressions relate to the pathogenesis of periodontitis and have a crucial role in local tissue destruction and susceptibility to the disease. The aims of the present study were to explore comprehensive gene expressions/transcriptomes in periodontitis-affected gingival tissues, and to identify specific biological processes. The purpose of the present study was 1) to compare comprehensive gene expression/transcriptomes of periodontitis-affected gingival tissues with those of healthy tissues by using microarray and data mining technologies, and 2) to analyze significantly differentially expressed genes which belong to pathological pathways in periodontitis by qRT-PCR.
Project description:This study evaluated the transcriptome of healthy gingival tissue in patients with a history of generalized aggressive periodontitis (GAgP) and chronic periodontitis (CP) and in subjects with no history of periodontitis (H), using microarray analysis.
Project description:We profiled miRNAs in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) by a PCR-based method that yielded quantitative measures of more than 600 miRNAs. We found that miRNA profiles in GCF of periodontitis patients are distinct from those of healthy controls.