International Journal of Oral Biology

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Mechanism underlying NO-induced apoptosis in human gingival fibroblasts

  • Hwang, In-Nam (Dental Science Research Institute, Brain Korea 21 Project, School of Dentistry Chonnam National University) ;
  • Jeong, Yeon-Jin (Dental Science Research Institute, Brain Korea 21 Project, School of Dentistry Chonnam National University) ;
  • Jung, Ji-Yeon (Dental Science Research Institute, Brain Korea 21 Project, School of Dentistry Chonnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Jin-Ha (Dental Science Research Institute, Brain Korea 21 Project, School of Dentistry Chonnam National University) ;
  • Kim, Kang-Moon (Dental Science Research Institute, Brain Korea 21 Project, School of Dentistry Chonnam National University) ;
  • Kim, Won-Jae (Dental Science Research Institute, Brain Korea 21 Project, School of Dentistry Chonnam National University)
  • Published : 2009.03.31
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Abstract

Nitric oxide (NO) acts as an intracellular messenger at the physiological level but can be cytotoxic at high concentrations. The cells within periodontal tissues, such as gingival and periodontal fibroblasts, contain nitric oxide syntheses and produce high concentrations of NO when exposed to bacterial lipopolysaccharides and cytokines. However, the cellular mechanisms underlying NO-induced cytotoxicity in periodontal tissues are unclear at present. In our current study, we examined the NO-induced cytotoxic mechanisms in human gingival fibroblasts (HGF). Cell viability and the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were determined using a MTT assay and a fluorescent spectrometer, respectively. The morphological changes in the cells were examined by Diff-Quick staining. Expression of the Bcl-2 family and Fas was determined by RT-PCR or western blotting. The activity of caspase-3, -8 and -9 was assessed using a spectrophotometer. Sodium nitroprusside (SNP), a NO donor, decreased the cell viability of the HGF cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner. SNP enhanced the production of ROS, which was ameliorated by NAC, a free radical scavenger. ODQ, a soluble guanylate cyclase inhibitor, did not block the SNP-induced decrease in cell viability. SNP also caused apoptotic morphological changes, including cell shrinkage, chromatin condensation, and DNA fragmentation. The expression of Bax, a member of the proapoptotic Bcl-2 family, was upregulated in the SNP-treated HGF cells, whereas the expression of Bcl-2, a member of the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family, was downregulated. SNP augmented the release of cytochrome c from the mitochondria into the cytosol and enhanced the activity of caspase-8, -9, and -3. SNP also upregulated Fas, a component of the death receptor assembly. These results suggest that NO induces apoptosis in human gingival fibroblast via ROS and the Bcl-2 family through both mitochondrial- and death receptor-mediated pathways. Our data also indicate that the cyclic GMP pathway is not involved in NO-induced apoptosis.

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