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Oral challenge with Streptococcus sanguinis induces aortic inflammation and accelerates atherosclerosis in spontaneously hyperlipidemic mice.

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Atherosclerosis is exacerbated by periodontal pathogens, which induce vascular inflammation after entering the bloodstream. Among oral indigenous bacteria, Streptococcus sanguinis and S. anginosus are related to systemic disorders, such as infective… Click to show full abstract

Atherosclerosis is exacerbated by periodontal pathogens, which induce vascular inflammation after entering the bloodstream. Among oral indigenous bacteria, Streptococcus sanguinis and S. anginosus are related to systemic disorders, such as infective endocarditis and abscess, and are sometimes detected in human atherosclerotic plaques or blood. Thus, these oral streptococci may contribute to the progression of atherosclerosis. To test this hypothesis, apolipoprotein E-deficient spontaneously hyperlipidemic mice were intraorally challenged with S. sanguinis or S. anginosus. Atherosclerotic plaque formation increased significantly in the S. sanguinis-challenged group compared with the carboxymethylcellulose-treated control group. Expression levels of mRNAs of proinflammatory cytokines in the aorta and levels of atherosclerosis-related mediators in blood increased upon S. sanguinis challenge. Adaptor molecule TNF receptor-associated factor 6 was also enhanced in the aorta when mice were challenged with S. sanguinis. Furthermore, challenge with S. anginosus induced systemic inflammation, but inflammation-related mRNA expression levels in the aorta only increased slightly and were accompanied by minimal expansion of the lesion area. By contrast, with the exception of IL-1α, the expression levels of inflammation-related genes did not change in gingival tissues of both bacteria- and sham-challenged groups. These results reveal that S. sanguinis causes aortic inflammation that leads to accelerated progression of atherosclerosis.

Keywords: hyperlipidemic mice; aortic inflammation; inflammation; streptococcus sanguinis; spontaneously hyperlipidemic

Journal Title: Biochemical and biophysical research communications
Year Published: 2019

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