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Clinical

Painful Tooth Stimulation Elevates Matrix Metalloproteinase-8 Levels Locally in Human Gingival Crevicular Fluid

N.-L. Avellan1, T. Sorsa1,2, T. Tervahartiala1, P. Mäntylä1, C. Forster3 and P. Kemppainen1,*,2,4

1 Institute of Dentistry, PO Box 41, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland;
2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH), Helsinki, Finland;
3 Department of Physiology and Experimental Pathophysiology, University of Erlangen/Nuernberg, Germany; and
4 Finnish Student Health Service;

Correspondence: * corresponding author, pentti.kemppainen{at}helsinki.fi

Recent studies have demonstrated that pulpal pain can induce neurogenic inflammatory reactions in gingiva and the expression of pro-inflammatory neuropeptides in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF). Neuropeptides co-ordinate the activity of immuno-effector cells and may influence the secretion of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-8, the major tissue-destructive protease in GCF. With this background, we studied whether experimental pulpal pain can trigger changes in GCF MMP-8 levels. The molecular forms of MMP-8 in the GCF of stimulated and non-stimulated teeth were analyzed by Western immunoblot, and MMP-8 levels by quantitative immunofluorometric assay. Painful stimulation of the upper incisor provoked significant elevations in GCF MMP-8 levels of the stimulated tooth. Western immunoblot revealed elevations in both neutrophil- and mesenchymal-type MMP-8 isoforms. At the same time, the GCF MMP-8 levels of the non-stimulated teeth were not changed. Analysis of these data indicated that pulpal pain can induce local elevations in MMP-8 levels in GCF.

Key Words: pulpal pain • matrix metalloproteinase-8 • gingival crevicular fluid • neurogenic inflammation

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 84, No. 4, 335-339 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/154405910508400408
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