PMID- 16934628 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20061222 LR - 20060828 IS - 0099-2399 (Print) IS - 0099-2399 (Linking) VI - 32 IP - 9 DP - 2006 Sep TI - The effects of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-1beta, interleukin-6, and transforming growth factor-beta1 on pulp fibroblast mediated collagen degradation. PG - 853-61 AB - Dental pulp destruction is believed to be regulated, in part, by the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of MMPs (TIMPs). Cytokines are believed to be important in the pathogenesis of pulpitis. This study examined the effects that TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, IL-6, and TGF-beta1 have on the collagen degradation mediated by pulp fibroblasts utilizing a cell-mediated collagen degradation assay. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, Western blot analyses, and zymography were utilized to examine multiple MMPs and TIMPs. The collagen degradation mediated by these cells was stimulated by these cytokines. TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-6 increased the mRNA and/or protein expression of MMP-1, MMP-2, and MMP-3. TGF-beta1 decreased MMP-1 mRNA expression, while only slightly affecting the MMP-2 and MMP-3 mRNA and/or protein. These cytokines did not affect the expression of TIMP-1 or TIMP-2. These results suggest that these cytokines affect pulp destruction, in part, by differentially regulating the MMPs and TIMPs. FAU - Wisithphrom, Kessiri AU - Wisithphrom K AD - Department of Oral Biology, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. FAU - Windsor, L Jack AU - Windsor LJ LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20060703 PL - United States TA - J Endod JT - Journal of endodontics JID - 7511484 RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Fibrillar Collagens) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases) RN - 0 (Transforming Growth Factor beta1) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - EC 3.4.24.- (Matrix Metalloproteinases) MH - Adult MH - Blotting, Western MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Cytokines/*physiology MH - Dental Pulp/cytology/*enzymology MH - Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel MH - Enzyme Activation MH - Fibrillar Collagens/*metabolism MH - Fibroblasts/enzymology MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic MH - Humans MH - Interleukin-1/physiology MH - Interleukin-6/physiology MH - Matrix Metalloproteinases/*biosynthesis MH - Pulpitis/*metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/analysis MH - Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases/metabolism MH - Transforming Growth Factor beta1/physiology MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/physiology EDAT- 2006/08/29 09:00 MHDA- 2006/12/23 09:00 CRDT- 2006/08/29 09:00 PHST- 2006/02/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2006/03/16 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2006/03/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2006/08/29 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/12/23 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2006/08/29 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0099-2399(06)00285-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.joen.2006.03.017 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Endod. 2006 Sep;32(9):853-61. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2006.03.017. Epub 2006 Jul 3.