Editors: | F. Kongoli, H. Inufusa, C. Amatore, H. Chen, W. Huang, H. Goor. |
Publisher: | Flogen Star OUTREACH |
Publication Year: | 2022 |
Pages: | 152 pages |
ISBN: | 978-1-989820-62-9(CD) |
ISSN: | 2291-1227 (Metals and Materials Processing in a Clean Environment Series) |
[Purpose]
Many studies have shown the importance of keeping oral health to prevent various diseases. Neutrophils (PMNs) play an important role to keep oral health by its bactericidal activity such as reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and phagocytosis. We investigated the effects of lysed and heat-treated Enterococcus faecalis FK-23 (LFK) on ROS production and phagocytosis of human PMNs and its mechanism.
[Method]
I. PMNs (1x106 cells/ml) isolated from peripheral blood were stimulated with water-soluble LFK (5 mg/ml) and/or phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA). Furthermore, the mechanism of ROS production was examined using each inhibitor. Then, ROS production was measured by MCLA-dependent chemiluminescence for a total 300s time. II. PMNs (1x106 cells/ml) were incubated for 1h at 37℃ with/without LFK. Then, carboxylate-modified fluorescent beads were added to PMNs suspension and incubated for 30 min at 37℃. After that, phagocytosis was measured by flow cytometry.
[Results and Conclusion]
LFK transiently increased ROS production from PMNs without change in total amounts. This effect was decreased by some inhibitors of mitochondrial complex and protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor. Thus, LFK might increase the reactivity of PMNs via PKC by enhancing mitochondrial functional ability or phagocytosis ability. These results suggest that LFK may increase bactericidal activity of PMNs to improve oral health.