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Periodontal bacterial colonization in synovial tissues exacerbates collagen-induced arthritis in B10.RIII mice

Overview of attention for article published in Arthritis Research & Therapy, July 2016
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Title
Periodontal bacterial colonization in synovial tissues exacerbates collagen-induced arthritis in B10.RIII mice
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Arthritis Research & Therapy, July 2016
DOI 10.1186/s13075-016-1056-4
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Sasanka Chukkapalli, Mercedes Rivera-Kweh, Prashasnika Gehlot, Irina Velsko, Indraneel Bhattacharyya, S. John Calise, Minoru Satoh, Edward K. L. Chan, Joseph Holoshitz, Lakshmyya Kesavalu

Abstract

It has been previously hypothesized that oral microbes may be an etiological link between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontal disease. However, the mechanistic basis of this association is incompletely understood. Here, we investigated the role of periodontal bacteria in induction of joint inflammation in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in B10.RIII mice. CIA-prone B10.RIII mice were infected orally with a polybacterial mixture of Porphyromonas gingivalis, Treponema denticola, and Tannerella forsythia for 24 weeks before induction of CIA. The ability of polybacterial mixture to colonize the periodontium and induce systemic response, horizontal alveolar bone resorption in infected B10.RIII mice was investigated. Arthritis incidence, severity of joint inflammation, pannus formation, skeletal damage, hematogenous dissemination of the infection, matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP3) levels, and interleukin-17 expression levels were evaluated. B10.RIII mice had gingival colonization with all three bacteria, higher levels of anti-bacterial immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies, significant alveolar bone resorption, and hematogenous dissemination of P. gingivalis to synovial joints. Infected B10.RIII mice had more severe arthritis, and higher serum matrix metalloproteinase 3 levels and activity. Histopathological analysis showed increased inflammatory cell infiltration, destruction of articular cartilage, erosions, and pannus formation. Additionally, involved joints showed had expression levels of interleukin-17. These findings demonstrate that physical presence of periodontal bacteria in synovial joints of B10.RIII mice with collagen-induced arthritis is associated with arthritis exacerbation, and support the hypothesis that oral bacteria, specifically P. gingivalis, play a significant role in augmenting autoimmune arthritis due to their intravascular dissemination to the joints.

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Country Count As %
Japan 1 2%
Unknown 57 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 10 17%
Student > Ph. D. Student 7 12%
Student > Master 7 12%
Researcher 5 9%
Student > Postgraduate 4 7%
Other 12 21%
Unknown 13 22%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 17 29%
Immunology and Microbiology 7 12%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4 7%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 7%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 3%
Other 6 10%
Unknown 18 31%
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#15,169,543
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#2,203
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