FUNCTIONAL-PROPERTIES OF NONHUMAN PRIMATE ANTIBODY TO PORPHYROMONAS-GINGIVALIS
FUNCTIONAL-PROPERTIES OF NONHUMAN PRIMATE ANTIBODY TO PORPHYROMONAS-GINGIVALIS
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DOI:
10.1128/iai.63.9.3245-3252.1995
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发表时间:
1995-09-01
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
NOVAK, MJ
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作者:
ANDERSON, DM;EBERSOLE, JL;NOVAK, MJ
The nonhuman primate (NHP) serves as a useful model for examining the host-parasite interactions in Porphyromonas gingivalis-associated periodontal disease. This study determined the influence of NHP sera on (i) the direct killing of P. gingivalis, (ii) P, gingivalis-induced superoxide anion (O-2(-)) release from human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs), and (iii) the ability of PMNs to bind and phagocytize P. gingivalis. Three types of NHP sera were utilized: (i) normal or baseline sera; (ii) sera obtained after ligature-induced periodontitis; and (iii) sera obtained following active immunization with formalinized P. gingivalis. All assays were performed with or without the addition of human complement. Significantly more (P < 0.01) direct killing of P. gingivalis occurred with immunized sera and complement than with any of the other treatments, The sera from ligature-induced periodontitis NHPs had significantly less (P < 0.03) killing capacity than the baseline sera, which contained natural antibody produced to P. gingivalis colonization. Sera from immunized NHPs were used to opsonize P. gingivalis and caused significantly greater (P < 0.01) levels of O-2(-) release from PMNs. Finally, the sera from immunized NHPs significantly enhanced (P < 0.009) the uptake of P. gingivalis by PMNs, although binding of the bacteria to PMNs was similar among all three serum types, Active immunization of NHPs with P. gingivalis elicited a functional antibody that enhanced direct killing, positively influenced the activation of PMNs, and enhanced the ability of PMNs to phagocytize P. gingivalis. Moreover, antibody produced as a sequela of progressing periodontitis appeared to lack these functions. A wide variability in functional capacity of the sera from individual NHPs, which may contribute to an individual's susceptibility to P. gingivalis-induced disease, aas noted. This variability suggested that results from functional tests of serum antibody may aid in predicting host susceptibility to disease and response to therapy.