Porphyromonas gingivalis‑derived lipopolysaccharide inhibits brown adipocyte differentiation via lncRNA‑BATE10
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- Published online on: October 14, 2022 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2022.11654
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Abstract
Introduction
Periodontal disease has become a global public health concern, with a high prevalence (1). Periodontal disease is defined as the chronic inflammation of the periodontal supporting tissue, caused by chronic infection with bacteria, including Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) (2). Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) derived from Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis LPS) is responsible for a substantial proportion of its systemic effects. When a host is invaded by a periodontal pathogen, the LPS released is recognized by the immune system, leading to a robust inflammatory response, and this can cause alveolar bone resorption (3). In addition, the inflammation may extend from the gingiva into the periodontal membrane, alveolar bone and cementum, leading to periodontitis. Chronic periodontal inflammation is also associated with the entry of host and bacterially-derived factors into the circulation (4). In addition, periodontal bacteria may colonize the gut via the oral route (5,6). Thus, periodontal bacteria can cause or affect systemic disease.
Epidemiological research has demonstrated an association between obesity and periodontal disease (7). In addition, a number of previous studies have demonstrated a link between periodontal inflammation and obesity (4,8-10). Obesity is associated with a higher incidence of tooth loss over a period of 5 years, and the periodontal conditions of individuals with obesity are significantly worse following periodontal treatment than those of individuals without obesity (11). Furthermore, the periodontal inflamed surface area index is positively associated with body mass index (BMI) (4).
Periodontal disease may affect glucose metabolism via low-grade inflammation (12). Accordingly, diabetes mellitus (DM) has been identified as a risk factor for the progression of periodontal disease (13,14). Furthermore, obesity predisposes towards type 2 DM (4). Host pro-inflammatory factors released by immune cells activated by bacterial products may reach the adipose tissue via the circulation in patients with periodontal inflammation. Therefore, local inflammation may have widespread effects on the body through effects on adipose tissue (4,15). However, the effects of periodontitis on obesity remain unclear.
Brown adipocytes are thermogenic, helping to maintain body temperature by increasing basal metabolism in cold environments. Thermogenesis in brown adipocytes is induced by the uncoupling of mitochondrial oxidative from phosphorylation by uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) (4), and this has been shown to protect against obesity and obesity-related disease (16). Periodontopathic bacteria affect the development of obesity, glucose intolerance and hepatic steatosis, and also alter lipid metabolism and the thermogenesis of brown adipose tissue (BAT) (17,18). In addition, P. gingivalis administration has been shown to modify gene expression in the BAT of pregnant mice (17).
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are RNA transcripts of >200 nucleotides in length that do not encode proteins and exhibit poor sequence conservation (19,20). lncRNAs play roles in a number of physiological and pathological processes, including development and differentiation. They regulate gene expression by functioning as microRNA sponges and by affecting transcription, splicing, and translation (20). Recent research has also demonstrated that lncRNAs are involved in brown adipogenesis, the browning of white adipose tissue, and brown adipose thermogenesis (21). These lncRNAs include lncRNA-BATE1, lncRNA-BATE10, AK079912, Blnc1, H19, Lnc-Uc.417 and Lnc-dPrdm16(21).
To date, research into the effects of periodontitis on obesity has mainly focused on P. gingivalis-induced endotoxemia; however, it remains unclear whether there are direct effects of P. gingivalis LPS on brown adipocytes, and whether these are mediated by lncRNAs. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the effects of P. gingivalis LPS on BAT.
Materials and methods
Mice
C57BL/6J mice (n=10, male, 6-8 weeks old, weighing 20-22 g) were purchased from Shanghai Laboratory Animal Center, housed under standard environmental conditions at a temperature of 22±2˚C and 55-60% humidity, with free access to food and water and a 12-h light/dark cycle and were allocated into two groups as follows: The first was administered a sonicated P. gingivalis suspension in PBS buffer (P. gingivalis group, n=5) via the tail vein, and the second was administered PBS alone (control group, n=5). According to a previous study (18), after 18 h, the mice were euthanized, and samples of BAT were collected for use in reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). The mice were monitored before and 18 h after the P. gingivalis injection. All mice were euthanized using 30% vol/min CO2 inhalation. Death was verified by confirming the following: The cessation of respiratory and cardiovascular movements by observation at room air for at least 10 min. The experimental protocols were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of Zhejiang University (Approval no. ZJU20170237,2017-02-24).
Culture of P. gingivalis
Porphyromonas gingivalis [donated by Dr Peihui Ding (22)] was cultured on trypticase soy agar (Qiangdao Hope Bio-Technology Co., Ltd.), containing 10% defibrinated horse blood, hemin and menadione (Qiangdao Hope Bio-Technology Co., Ltd.), under anaerobic conditions at 37˚C. The bacteria were collected in PBS buffer (pH 7.4) (Shandong Victoryx Biotechnology Co., Ltd.; http://www.vxbiotech.com/en/) and 109 CFU/ml of the bacterial suspension was sonicated at 20 kHz for 5 min on ice using a Vibra cell sonicator (Sonics & Materials, Inc.).
Brown adipocyte culture in vitro
Preadipocytes obtained from the BAT of mice according to a previously described method (23) [donated by Professor Zhuoxian Meng (24)] were cultured in high-glucose Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium (DMEM; Gibco; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (Gibco; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.). To induce the adipogenic differentiation of the preadipocytes, they were cultured in induction medium containing 20 nM insulin (cat. no. I5500, MilliporeSigma), 1 µM dexamethasone (cat. no. D1756, MilliporeSigma), 0.5 mM 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (cat. no. I-5879, MilliporeSigma), 1 nM triiodothyronine (T3) (cat. no. T2877, MilliporeSigma), 125 µM indomethacin (cat. no. I-7378, MilliporeSigma) and 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS, Gibco, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) for 2 days and then in differentiation medium containing 20 nM insulin, T3, and 10% FBS for an additional 2 days. Subsequently, the differentiation medium was replaced every 2 days until day 7. P. gingivalis LPS (cat. no. tlrl-pglps, InvivoGen) or LPS from Escherichia coli (E. coli LPS) (cat. no. L4391, MilliporeSigma) was added to the induction and differentiation media.
Transfection with small interfering RNA (siRNA)
50 nM LncRNA-BATE10-siRNA or scramble siRNA [negative control (NC)] were provided by Biomics Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. and mixed with transfection reagent (INVI DNA RNA, 20 µM/µl; Invigentech) and added to the preadipocytes; the mix of siRNA and the transfection reagent were kept at room temperature for 15 min before transfection (50 nM siRNA) into the cells, and then after 48 h, the cells were induced to differentiate. The siRNA duplex sequences were as follows: lncRNA-BATE10, 5'-GAGUACUGAUCAUCAUUAAdTdT-3' (sense) and 5'-UUAAUGAUGAUCAGUACUCdTdT-3' (antisense); and NC, 5'-UUCUCCGAACGUGUCACGUdTdT-3' (sense) and 5'-ACGUGACACGUUCGGAGAAdTdT-3' (antisense).
RT-qPCR
RNA was extracted using TRIzol reagent (cat. no. 15596026; Invitrogen; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) from BAT following the manufacturer's instructions. cDNA was synthesized using the WCGENE mRNA cDNA kit (cat. no. WC-SJH0001; WCGENE Biotech), at 37˚C for 15 min and 85˚C for 5 sec. qPCR (WcGene mRNA qPCR mix; cat. no. WC-SJH0002, WCGENE Biotech) was performed using the Bio-Rad CFX96 Touch Real-Time PCR Detection System (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.) and StepOnePlus™ Real-Time PCR Detection System (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.), using the following primers synthesized by Sangon Biotech (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.: Mouse UCP1 forward, 5'-GGCATTCAGAGGCAAATCAGCT-3' and reverse, 5'-CAATGAACACTGCCACACCTC-3'; mouse Actb forward, 5'-CGTTGACATCCGTAAAGACC-3' and reverse, 5'-AACAGTCCGCCTAGAAGCAC-3'; lncRNA-BATE10 forward, 5'-AAGCAGCAGAGCCAGAACTC-3' and reverse, 5'-CCATGCAGACCTCCTTGGTT-3'. The following PCR conditions were used: 1 cycle at 95˚C for 30 sec, then 40 cycles at 95˚C for 5 sec and 60˚C for 34 sec.
For the analysis of the mRNA expression data, relative quantification was used (25). Relative quantification relates the PCR signal of the target transcript in a treatment group to that of another sample such as an untreated control. The analysis used the 2-ΔΔCq method. ΔCq=the target CT-the average of the reference (β-actin) Cq ΔΔCq=treated ΔCq-untreated (or other reference group) ΔCq. Relative expressive was calculated as the 2-ΔΔCq values of the treat groups/mean of the 2-ΔΔCq value of the reference group (as ‘1.0’).
Statistical analysis
Data are presented as the mean ± standard error of the mean. Difference between groups were compared using ANOVA and Tukey's multiple comparisons test (for more than two groups) or the Student's t-test (for two groups) using Prism software (GraphPad Software, Inc.). P-values ≤0.05 were considered to indicate statistically significant differences.
Results
P. gingivalis LPS reduces UCP1 expression and oil droplet formation in preadipocytes during their differentiation
The present study first examined the effects of P. gingivalis LPS on differentiating brown adipocytes. The expression of UCP1 decreased with the increasing concentration of P. gingivalis LPS (Fig. 1A). In addition, the accumulation of lipid droplets decreased as the concentration of P. gingivalis LPS increased (Fig. 1B). These results suggested that P. gingivalis LPS exerted a negative effect on the differentiation of preadipocytes into brown adipocytes. E. coli LPS exerted a similar effect on UCP1 expression during brown preadipocyte differentiation (Fig. 1D). In addition, the present study examined the effects of an intravenous injection of 108 CFU P. gingivalis suspension in 100 µl saline or 100 µl PBS on the BAT UCP1 expression of mice, and it was found that the bacterial administration reduced UCP1 expression (Fig. 1C).
P. gingivalis LPS reduces lncRNA-BATE10 expression in differentiating brown adipocytes and differentiated BAT in mice
In a previous study, it was shown that lncRNA-BATE10 may be involved in brown adipocyte thermogenesis (26). Therefore, the present study measured the expression of lncRNA-BATE10 in differentiating brown adipocytes treated with P. gingivalis LPS and BAT from mice administered P. gingivalis. As the concentration of P. gingivalis LPS increased, lncRNA-BATE10 expression decreased during brown adipocyte differentiation (Fig. 2A). E. coli LPS exerted a similar effect on lncRNA-BATE10 expression during brown preadipocyte differentiation (Fig. 2B). Consistent with P. gingivalis LPS, lncRNA-BATE10 expression was lower in the BAT of mice administered P. gingivalis (Fig. 2C).
lncRNA-BATE10 is involved in the differentiation of brown adipocytes
To better understand the role of lncRNA-BATE10 in brown adipocyte differentiation, the effects of siRNA targeting this lncRNA on UCP1 expression were assessed. lncRNA-BATE10 siRNA (Fig. 3A) was added to brown preadipocytes, differentiation was induced and UCP1 expression was then measured. It was found that UCP1 expression was decreased following the knockdown of lncRNA-BATE10 expression (Fig. 3B). Thus, lncRNA-BATE10 may be involved in brown adipocyte differentiation. In addition, after lncRNA-BATE10 was knocked down using siRNA, the effects of P. gingivalis LPS on UCP1 expression during the differentiation of brown adipocytes were less pronounced (Fig. 3C). A comparison of the ratios of UCP1 expression in differentiating brown adipocytes transfected with negative control siRNA ± P. gingivalis LPS treatment with that of the expression in cells transfected with lncRNA-BATE10 siRNA ± P. gingivalis LPS also revealed that the inhibition of brown adipocyte differentiation by P. gingivalis LPS was suppressed by lncRNA-BATE10 knockdown (Fig. 3D). Thus, lncRNA-BATE10 may be involved in the effects of P. gingivalis LPS on brown adipocyte differentiation.
Discussion
The present study examined the effects of P. gingivalis and P. gingivalis LPS on brown adipocytes and mouse BAT. It was found that P. gingivalis decreased UCP1 expression and lncRNA-BATE10 expression in BAT, and that P. gingivalis LPS decreased the expression of UCP1 and lncRNA-BATE10 in differentiating brown adipocytes. In addition, the present study provided evidence that lncRNA-BATE10 may be involved in the effects of P. gingivalis LPS on brown adipocyte differentiation.
Periodontitis is a local form of inflammation that may have a systemic effect on obesity. Immune cells are activated in the adipose tissue of individuals with obesity. In addition, certain bacterial products, such as LPS, danger associated molecular patterns, bacterial flagellar protein, etc., activate immune cells (4,27,28), which may be transported to the adipose tissue via the circulation. Thus, local inflammation may have whole-body effects through effects on obese adipose tissue. Thus, obesity may be associated with periodontal disease and the presence of periodontal disease may also exacerbate the inflammation that characterizes obesity (4,15).
In mice with diet-induced obesity, P. gingivalis has been shown to exacerbate weight gain and the expansion of adipose tissue (29). Endotoxemia associated with P. gingivalis also affects BAT function. The administration of P. gingivalis has been shown to increase the expression of inflammation-related genes and to reduce that of UCP1 and Cidea, as well as that of the genes related to lipolysis, Lipe and Pnpla2, in BAT (18). Notably, the expression of Pparg and Adipoq has been found to be lower in BAT, but not in white adipose tissue from P. gingivalis-treated mice (18). Periodontal bacteria have been identified in the gut of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. They may be transported to ectopically colonize the gut via the oral route (5,6). Thus, the systemic effects of periodontal inflammation may be mediated through P. gingivalis.
lncRNA-BATE10 is BAT-specific and is a member of the lncRNA-BATE family. lncRNA-BATE10 is transcribed from four exons in an intergenic region of mouse chromosome 18 and is ~1.7 kb in length (21). lncRNA-BATE10 expression in white adipose tissue is increased by exposure to cold, β-adrenergic agonists and intense physical exercise (26). Accordingly, lncRNA-BATE10 expression is increased by exposure to cold in BAT and is lower at 30˚C (26). During the differentiation of brown preadipocytes, the knockdown of lncRNA-BATE10 leads to a decrease in the expression levels of BAT-specific genes, including UCP1 and Pgc1a (26,30). These findings demonstrate that lncRNA-BATE10 may play a role in BAT thermogenesis; therefore, it was hypothesized that P. gingivalis LPS inhibits the expression of UCP1 during the differentiation of brown adipocytes by reducing lncRNA-BATE10 expression.
In conclusion, P. gingivalis may have deleterious effects on BAT that are mediated by LPS. Specifically, P. gingivalis reduces UCP1 expression, and lncRNA-BATE10 promotes a pro-inflammatory state. The results of the present study may enhance the current understanding of the association between periodontal disease and obesity.
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Professor Zhuoxian Meng (Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Disease Proteomics of Zhejiang Province, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China) for providing the brown preadipocytes and Dr Peihui Ding (Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China) for providing Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Funding
Funding: The present study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 81700972), the Cao Guangbiao High Sci-Tech Development Fund of Zhejiang University (grant no. 2020QN026), and the Pre-Research Fund from School of Medicine, Zhejiang University (grant no. 519600-I52104/004).
Availability of data and materials
The datasets used and/or analyzed during the present study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Authors' contributions
WD conceived and designed the study. FZ, LS, NZ, LL and JG performed the experiments. FZ, LS, NZ, LL, JG and WD prepared a draft of the manuscript, and WD and FZ finalized the manuscript. FZ, LS and WD confirm the authenticity of all the raw data. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Ethics approval and consent to participate
The animal experimental protocols were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of Zhejiang University (Approval no. ZJU20170237, 2017-02-24).
Patient consent for publication
Not applicable.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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