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Comparison of the Characteristics of Human Gingival Fibroblasts and Periodontal Ligament Cells
Author(s) -
Ogata Yorimasa,
Niisato Naomi,
Sakurai Takeshi,
Furuyama Shunsuke,
Sugiya Hiroshi
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.1995.66.12.1025
Subject(s) - periodontal fiber , chemistry , cementogenesis , alkaline phosphatase , osteocalcin , fibroblast , prostaglandin e2 , endocrinology , cementum , andrology , medicine , dentistry , biology , dentin , in vitro , enzyme , biochemistry
T o elucidate the characteristics of human periodontal ligament cells, we compared these cells with gingival fibroblasts isolated from the periodontal tissues of female human subjects. Human periodontal ligament (HPDL) cells had a sharper spindle shape and exhibited a higher growth rate than human gingival fibroblasts (HGF). HPDL cells had a high level of alkaline phosphatase (ALPase) activity, whereas HGF had a low level of such activity. Northern blot analysis demonstrated that HPDL cells produced ALPase mRNA. Decorin and biglycan mRNA were detected in both HPDL cells and HGF, whereas osteocalcin and bone sialoprotein mRNA was not detected in either cells. Both HPDL cells and HGF responded to Prostaglandin E 2 (PGE 2 ) and isoproterenol, and produced cyclic AMP (cAMP), but did not respond to human 1‐34 parathyroid hormone (PTH). Intracellular Ca 2+ ([Ca 2+ ] i ) was measured in HPDL cells and HGF, using Fura 2‐AM. Bradykinin (BK) and histamine (HIS), which are major chemical mediators, caused a transient rise of [Ca 2+ ] i in the presence of extracellular Ca 2+ . In HGF, but not HPDL cells, HIS induced a biphasic transient peak in [Ca 2+ ] i . BK and HIS increased PGE 2 release in both HPDL cells and HGF. However, HGF released a larger amount of PGE 2 than HPDL cells. These results demonstrate that HPDL cells have quite different characteristics from HGF. HPDL cells proliferate at a higher rate than HGF, show higher levels of cAMP production and greater ALPase activity, and respond in a different fashion to chemical mediators (BK and HIS) compared with HGE J Periodontol 1995;66:1025–1031 .