CD40 expression by gingival fibroblasts: correlation of phenotype with function |
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Authors: | Dongari-Bagtzoglou AI; Warren WD; Berton MT; Ebersole JL |
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Institution: | Division of Periodontics, School of Dental and Oral Surgery, Columbia University, New York 10032, USA. |
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Abstract: | CD40, a member of the tumor necrosis factor-alpha receptor family, is
constitutively expressed by cells of hematopoietic and non- hematopoietic
origin, including fibroblasts. Signaling through this receptor molecule
regulates inflammatory cytokine secretion by many cell types. Based on the
recently described cytokine secretory heterogeneity of fibroblast cell
subsets, we hypothesized that secretion of inflammatory cytokines by
gingival fibroblast cultures may be dictated by the existence of
differential proportions of cytokine- secreting subpopulations which
express high levels of CD40. After examining a large number of gingival
fibroblast (GF) cultures we find that the frequency of IL-6- and
IL-8-secreting cells mirrors the frequency of cells expressing high levels
of CD40 in these cultures. In addition, we demonstrate a direct functional
relationship between CD40 expression and IL-6 or IL-8 secretion by showing
that ligation of this molecule on GF, and CD40+ fibroblast subsets in
particular, up- regulates secretion of these cytokines in vitro.
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