Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (32): 5178-5183.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.32.016

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Effect of Toll-like receptor 4 on the immunological properties of periodontal ligament stem cells

Ding Gang, Wei Li-mei, Zhang Li, Tang Rui-ling   

  1. Department of Stomatology, Yidu Central Hospital, Weifang Medical College, Qingzhou 262500, Shandong Province, China
  • Received:2014-06-17 Online:2014-08-06 Published:2014-09-18
  • Contact: Ding Gang, M.D., Associate professor, Associate chief physician, Department of Stomatology, Yidu Central Hospital, Weifang Medical College, Qingzhou 262500, Shandong Province, China
  • About author:Ding Gang, M.D., Associate professor, Associate chief physician, Department of Stomatology, Yidu Central Hospital, Weifang Medical College, Qingzhou 262500, Shandong Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81070799; Research Awards Fund for Young and Middle-Aged Scientists in Shangdong Province, No. BS2010SW033

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and its ligand, lipopolysaccharid, are closely associated with the occurrence and development of periodontitis. Meanwhile, the immunological properties of periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) play an important role in the reconstruction of periodontal tissue and cell-based therapy of periodontitis. However, the effect of TLR4 and lipopolysaccharid on the immunological properties of PDLSCs remains unclear.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of TLR4 on the immunological characteristics of human PDLSCs.
METHODS: PDLSCs were isolated by enzyme digestion method as previously reported, and were cultured in the medium containing 10 mg/L lipopolysaccharid, the ligand of TLR4 for 3 days. Using un-treated PDLSCs as controls, we then investigated whether lipopolysaccharid-treated PDLSCs could cause the proliferation of 
allogeneic T lymphocytes as well as the effect of lipopolysaccharid-treated PDLSCs on the mixed lymphocytes reaction and proliferation of lymphocytes induced by phytohemagglutinin. PDLSCs, peripheral blood mononuclear cells and phytohemagglutinin were co-cultured, and the concentration of prostaglandin E2 in the culture supernatant was examined. Then we added indomethacin, which is the inhibitor of prostaglandin E2, into the co-culture system of PDLSCs, peripheral blood mononuclear cells and phytohemagglutinin, and tested the proliferation of lymphocytes.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Lipopolysaccharid-treated PDLSCs did not lead to the proliferation of allogeneic T lymphocytes just as un-treated PDLSCs, and could suppress the mixed lymphocytes reaction and proliferation of phytohemagglutinin-induced lymphocytes. However, the inhibitory ability of lipopolysaccharid-treated PDLSCs was significantly lower than that of un-treated PDLSCs. The levels of prostaglandin E2 were significantly elevated in the co-culture of PDLSCs, peripheral blood mononuclear cells and phytohemagglutinin. After adding of indomethacin, the PDLSCs-suppressed proliferation of lymphocytes restored to normal levels. Lipopolysaccharid weakened the immunosuppressive capacity of PDLSCs, which may be due to the decreasing secretion of prostaglandin E2.


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Key words: stem cells, periodontal ligament, Toll-like receptor 4, lipopolysaccharides, immune tolerance

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