Affiliation:
1. Universidad de Buenos Aires—CONICET, Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (IQUIBICEN), Buenos Aires C1428EGA, Argentina
2. Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Odontología, Cátedra de Microbiología, Buenos Aires C1122AAH, Argentina
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles released by the primary pathogen of periodontal disease Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg), referred to as outer membrane vesicles (OMVs), have been associated with the pathogenesis of systemic diseases like cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and Alzheimer’s disease. A pathogenic role for Pg by disrupting placental homeostasis was proposed in the association between periodontal disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes. On the basis that trophoblast-derived factors modulate endothelial and immune cell profiles in normal pregnancy and the scarce presence of Pg in placenta, we hypothesized that OMVs from Pg affect trophoblast cell phenotype, impairing trophoblast–endothelium and trophoblast–neutrophil interactions. By means of in vitro designs with first-trimester human trophoblast cells, endothelial cells, and freshly isolated neutrophils, we showed that Pg OMVs are internalized by trophoblast cells and modulate the activity and expression of functional markers. Trophoblast cells primed with Pg OMVs enhanced neutrophil chemoattraction and lost their anti-inflammatory effect. In addition, reduced migration with enhanced adhesion of monocytes was found in endothelial cells upon incubation with the media from trophoblast cells pretreated with Pg OMVs. Taken together, the results support a pathogenic role of Pg OMVs at early stages of pregnancy and placentation through disruption of trophoblast contribution to vascular transformation and immune homeostasis maintenance.
Funder
Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Subject
Paleontology,Space and Planetary Science,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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