Isolation, characterization, and fibroblast uptake of bacterial extracellular vesicles from Porphyromonas gingivalis strains

Author:

Haugsten Helene R.1ORCID,Kristoffersen Anne K.1,Haug Trude M.1ORCID,Søland Tine M.12,Øvstebø Reidun3,Aass Hans C. D.3,Enersen Morten1,Galtung Hilde K.1

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry University of Oslo Oslo Norway

2. Department of Pathology Oslo University Hospital Oslo Norway

3. The Blood Cell Research Group, Department of Medical Biochemistry Oslo University Hospital Ullevål Norway

Abstract

AbstractPeriodontitis is an inflammatory condition caused by bacteria and represents a serious health problem worldwide as the inflammation damages the supporting tissues of the teeth and may predispose to systemic diseases. Porphyromonas gingivalis is considered a keystone periodontal pathogen that releases bacterial extracellular vesicles (bEVs) containing virulence factors, such as gingipains, that may contribute to the pathogenesis of periodontitis. This study aimed to isolate and characterize bEVs from three strains of P. gingivalis, investigate putative bEV uptake into human oral fibroblasts, and determine the gingipain activity of the bEVs. bEVs from three bacterial strains, ATCC 33277, A7A1‐28, and W83, were isolated through ultrafiltration and size‐exclusion chromatography. Vesicle size distribution was measured by nano‐tracking analysis (NTA). Transmission electron microscopy was used for bEV visualization. Flow cytometry was used to detect bEVs and gingipain activity was measured with an enzyme assay using a substrate specific for arg‐gingipain. The uptake of bEVs into oral fibroblasts was visualized using confocal microscopy. NTA showed bEV concentrations from 108 to 1011 particles/mL and bEV diameters from 42 to 356 nm. TEM pictures demonstrated vesicle‐like structures. bEV‐gingipains were detected both by flow cytometry and enzyme assay. Fibroblasts incubated with bEVs labeled with fluorescent dye displayed intracellular localization consistent with bEV internalization. In conclusion, bEVs from P. gingivalis were successfully isolated and characterized, and their uptake into human oral fibroblasts was documented. The bEVs displayed active gingipains demonstrating their origin from P. gingivalis and the potential role of bEVs in periodontitis.

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Microbiology

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