TY - JOUR
T1 - Acidification induces OGR1/Ca2+/calpain signaling in gingival fibroblasts
AU - Kim, Mi Seong
AU - Shin, Dong Min
AU - Kim, Min Seuk
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2018/2/5
Y1 - 2018/2/5
N2 - Gingivitis, the mildest form of periodontitis, is generally considered a consequence of prolonged exposure of the gingiva to periodontal pathogens. On the other hand, several epidemiologic reports have suggested that other etiologic factors such as oral acidification may also increase the susceptibility of the periodontium to destruction. However, the pathologic mechanism underlying the effects of oral acidification on the gingiva is still largely unknown. In this study, we analyzed molecular pathways mediating the influence of the acidic environment on human gingival fibroblasts (HGFs). Acidic extracellular pH caused biphasic increase of intracellular Ca2+ level ([Ca2+]i) through activation of ovarian cancer G protein-coupled receptor 1, phospholipase C, and Ca2+ release from the endoplasmic reticulum, but not through voltage-gated Ca2+ channels or extracellular Ca2+ influx via transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1. The acidic environment was also transiently cytotoxic for HGFs; however, the activation of pro-apoptotic proteins poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 and BAX was not observed. Furthermore, we found that intracellular matrix metalloproteinase 1 was consistently upregulated in HGFs grown in regular medium, but significantly reduced in the acidic medium, which depended on [Ca2+]i increase, lysosomal pH homeostasis, and Ca2+-dependent protease calpain. Considering that HGFs, essential for oral wound healing, in the in vitro culture system are placed in wound repair-like conditions, our findings provide important insights into molecular mechanisms underlying HGF functional impairment and chronic damage to the gingiva caused by the acidic intraoral environment.
AB - Gingivitis, the mildest form of periodontitis, is generally considered a consequence of prolonged exposure of the gingiva to periodontal pathogens. On the other hand, several epidemiologic reports have suggested that other etiologic factors such as oral acidification may also increase the susceptibility of the periodontium to destruction. However, the pathologic mechanism underlying the effects of oral acidification on the gingiva is still largely unknown. In this study, we analyzed molecular pathways mediating the influence of the acidic environment on human gingival fibroblasts (HGFs). Acidic extracellular pH caused biphasic increase of intracellular Ca2+ level ([Ca2+]i) through activation of ovarian cancer G protein-coupled receptor 1, phospholipase C, and Ca2+ release from the endoplasmic reticulum, but not through voltage-gated Ca2+ channels or extracellular Ca2+ influx via transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1. The acidic environment was also transiently cytotoxic for HGFs; however, the activation of pro-apoptotic proteins poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 and BAX was not observed. Furthermore, we found that intracellular matrix metalloproteinase 1 was consistently upregulated in HGFs grown in regular medium, but significantly reduced in the acidic medium, which depended on [Ca2+]i increase, lysosomal pH homeostasis, and Ca2+-dependent protease calpain. Considering that HGFs, essential for oral wound healing, in the in vitro culture system are placed in wound repair-like conditions, our findings provide important insights into molecular mechanisms underlying HGF functional impairment and chronic damage to the gingiva caused by the acidic intraoral environment.
KW - Gingivitis
KW - Hydrogen-ion concentration
KW - Lysosome
KW - Matrix metalloproteinase 1
KW - Phospholipase C
KW - Wound healing
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U2 - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.01.131
DO - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.01.131
M3 - Article
C2 - 29366789
AN - SCOPUS:85040733498
SN - 0006-291X
VL - 496
SP - 693
EP - 699
JO - Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
JF - Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
IS - 2
ER -