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:Although epidemiological studies have shown a relationship between periodontal disease and pancreatic cancer, the molecular mechanisms involved remain unclear. In this study, the effects of systemic administration of Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide (PG-LPS) on gene expression were comprehensively explored in mouse pancreas that did not demonstrate any signs of inflammation. PG-LPS was prepared in physiological saline and intraperitoneally administered to male mice at a concentration of 5 mg/kg every 3 days for 1 month. After extracting total RNA from the excised mice pancreas, a comprehensive DNA microarray analysis of gene expression was performed. Tissue specimens were also subjected to hematoxylin-eosin staining and immunohistochemistry using anti-regenerating islet-derived 3A and G (Reg3A/G) antibody. ImageJ software was used to quantify the area of Reg3A/G positive cells in pancreatic islets by binarizing image date followed by area extraction. The results were compared using Mann-Whitney U test. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD) with p < 0.05 considered as significant. Reg3G, a gene related to pancreatic cancer, was one of the 10 genes with the highest levels of expression in the pancreas stimulated with PG-LPS. The comprehensive analysis revealed a 73-fold increase in Reg3G expression level in the PG-LPS group when compared with the control group; in addition, the expression level of Reg3A was increased by 11-fold in the PG-LPS group. Image analysis showed that the ratio of Reg3A/G positive cells was higher in the PG-LPS group than the control. Immunostaining showed the presence of Reg3A/G-positive cells in the alpha-cell equivalent areas around the islets of Langerhans in the PG-LPS group. These results support the notion that periodontal disease may be a risk factor for pancreatic cancer.
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Int J Mol Scijournal_title
International journal of molecular sciencesauthors
Hiraki D,Uehara O,Kuramitsu Y,Morikawa T,Harada F,Yoshida K,Akino K,Chiba I,Asaka M,Abiko Ydoi
10.3390/ijms21197351subject
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2020-10-05 00:00:00issue
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1422-0067pii
ijms21197351journal_volume
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