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Expression of mRNAs Encoding for {alpha} and β Integrin Subunits, MMPs, and TIMPs in Stretched Human Periodontal Ligament and Gingival Fibroblasts

A.L. Bolcato-Bellemin

Unite INSERM U 424, Federation dc Rcchcrches Odontologiques

R. Elkaim

Parogène, 11, rue Humann, 67085 Strasbourg Cedex, France

A. Abehsera

Unite INSERM U 424, Federation dc Rcchcrches Odontologiques

J.L. Fausser

Unite INSERM U 424, Federation dc Rcchcrches Odontologiques

Y. Haikel

Unite INSERM U 424, Federation dc Rcchcrches Odontologiques

H. Tenenbaum

Unite INSERM U 424, Federation dc Rcchcrches Odontologiques, h.tenenbaum{at}odonto3.u-strasbg-fr

The biological mechanisms of tooth movement result from the cellular responses of connective tissues to exogenous mechanical forces. Among these responses, the degradation of the extracellular matrix takes place, but the identification of the molecular basis as well as the components implicated in this degradation are poorly understood. To contribute to this identification, we subjected human fibroblasts obtained from the periodontal ligament (PDLs) and from the gingiva (HGFs) to a continuous stretch to quantify the mRNAs encoding for various metalloproteinases (MMPs), their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs), and a and β integrin subunits. Both cell lines reacted by inducing the expression of the mRNAs encoding for MMP-1, MMP-2, TIMP-1, and TIMP-2, while other mRNAs did not vary (MTI-MMP, TIMP-3) or were not expressed (MMP-9). PDLs expressed selectively the mRNAs encoding for a4 and av, with no difference measurable under stretching, while the mRNAs encoding for a6 and β1 were increased and the one encoding for a5 was decreased. HGFs increased the mRNAs encoding for {alpha}2, {alpha}6, β1, and β3 and decreased the one encoding for a3. Analysis of our data indicated that stretched HGFs and PDLs induced the same pattern of mRNAs encoding for MMPs and TIMPs but differed for those encoding various integrin subunits, known to act as protein receptors in mechanotransduction.

Key Words: intcgrins • metalloproteinases • HGFs • PDLs • stretching.

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 79, No. 9, 1712-1716 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345000790091201
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