Epitope Mapping of Porphyromonas gingivalis Heat-shock Protein and Human Heat-shock Protein in Human Atherosclerosis
- 1 December 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 83 (12), 936-940
- https://doi.org/10.1177/154405910408301209
Abstract
To identify T- and/or cross-reactive B-cell epitopes of P. gingivalis and human heat-shock protein (HSP)60 in atherosclerosis patients, we synthesized 104 overlapping synthetic peptides spanning whole molecules of P. gingivalis HSP60 and human HSP60, respectively. T-cell epitopes of P. gingivalis HSP were identified with the use of previously established P. gingivalis HSP-reactive T-cell lines. B-cell epitopes of P. gingivalis HSP60 and human HSP60 were identified by the use of patients’ sera. Anti-P. gingivalis, anti-P. gingivalis HSP60, or anti-human HSP60 IgG antibody titers were higher in the atherosclerosis patients compared with the healthy subjects. Five immunodominant peptides of P. gingivalis HSP60, identified as T-cell epitopes, were also found to be B-cell epitopes. Moreover, 6 cross-reactive B-cell epitopes of human HSP60 were identified. It was concluded that P. gingivalis HSP60 might be involved in the immunoregulatory process of atherosclerosis, with common T- and/or B-cell epitope specificities and with cross-reactivity with human HSP60.Keywords
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