牙龈卟啉单胞菌红细胞凝集素A黏附和入侵人牙龈上皮细胞的研究

目的:检测牙龈卟啉单胞菌(Porphyromonas gingivalis,P.g)膜表面红细胞凝集素A(hemagglutinin A,HagA)黏附和入侵人牙龈上皮细胞的功能。方法:构建P.g381hagA基因的变异菌株,连接hagA基因到pYA292质粒上,并克隆到无毒性的沙门杆菌x4072菌中,通过比较变异菌株、野生菌株和表达hagA基因的沙门杆菌对人牙龈上皮细胞的黏附和入侵功能,检测HagA在此过程中的作用。结果:P.g381hagA基因变异菌株和野生菌株在对细胞的黏附和入侵过程中没有显著差别,但沙门杆菌x4072HagA表达菌株对细胞的黏附性和入侵性比对照组分别提高了3倍和4倍。结论:HagA参与了P.g381黏附和入侵牙龈上皮细胞的过程。

Hemagglutinin A of Porphyromonas gingivalis function as adhesion and invasion in human gingival epithelial cells

Objective: To determine if the hemagglutinin A (HagA) of Porphyromonas gingivalis could be involved in the adhesion and invasion in human gingival epithelial cells (HGEC). Methods:P. gingivalis 381 hagA mutant was constructed by conjugation method. The whole length of hagA gene was cloned into pYA292 in Salmonella typhimurium x4072 (S. typhimurium-hagA). The strains were used to test their ability of adhesion and invasion into HGEC using a standard antibiotic protection assay. S. typhimurium x4072 strains containing empty vectors were used as negative control. HagA expression in S. typhimurium-hagA was confirmed by Western blot. Results:Although there were no significant differences between P. gingivalis 381 hagA mutant and wild type in adhesion and invasion into HGEC, the adhesion values of S. typhimurium-hagA to HGEC were increased by 3 times compared to their respective controls, while the invasion ability of S. typhimurium-hagA was 4 times greater than that of the negative controls. Conclusion: These results suggest that HagA may participate in P. gingivalis adhesion and invasion into HGEC.