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Hepatocyte growth factor secreted by periodontal ligament and gingival fibroblasts is a major chemoattractant for gingival epithelial cells
Author(s) -
Ohshima Mitsuhiro,
Noguchi Yoshihiro,
Ito Mitsuyasu,
Maeno Masao,
Otsuka Kichibee
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of periodontal research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.31
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0765
pISSN - 0022-3484
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0765.2001.360605.x
Subject(s) - hepatocyte growth factor , periodontal fiber , chemotaxis , periodontitis , fibroblast , pathogenesis , junctional epithelium , gingival and periodontal pocket , chemistry , secretion , epithelium , dentistry , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , pathology , biology , in vitro , biochemistry , receptor
To ascertain whether periodontal fibroblasts could be involved in the pathogenesis of periodontal pocket formation, the chemotactic activity of periodontal ligament fibroblast‐conditioned medium (PLF‐CM) and gingival fibroblast‐conditioned medium (GF‐CM) for gingival epithelial cells was examined using a modified Boyden chamber assay. Both PLF‐CM and GF‐CM possessed significant chemotactic activity, which was decreased markedly by treatment with anti‐human hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) neutralizing antibody. Furthermore, the chemotactic activity of PLF‐CM and GF‐CM was well correlated with HGF content. These results show that PLF and GF secrete an HGF‐like factor, and suggest that such a factor derived from periodontal fibroblasts might play a role in epithelial apical migration in periodontitis.