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TNF-α release in monocytes after exposure to calcium hydroxide treated Escherichia coli LPS

1997; Wiley; Volume: 30; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1046/j.1365-2591.1997.00066.x

1365-2591

Claudia R. Barthel, Linda Levin, H Reisner, Martin Trope,

Nosocomial Infections in ICU

Summary Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a cell wall component of Gram negative anaerobic bacteria, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of periapical disease resulting from infected root canals. Calcium hydroxide [Ca(OH) 2 ] has been shown to be an effective medicament in such infections, reducing the microbial titre within the canal. It has been proposed that the therapeutic effect of Ca(OH) 2 may also be the result of direct inactivation of LPS. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the toxic potential of an Escherichia coli LPS could be reduced or eliminated by Ca(OH) 2 . Four concentrations of E. coli LPS ranging from 1–1000 ng/ml sterile water were incubated in duplicate either with 25 mg Ca(OH) 2 or sterile water alone. Controls consisted of Ca(OH) 2 without LPS or sterile water only. Monocytes were collected from peripheral blood by centriiuging through a gradient and plated to a specific density. Adherent monocytes were incubated for 4 days at 37° with 5% CO2 in M199 medium with 10% autologous serum. The different LPS solutions were added to the wells on day 5. After 4 h the supernatants were collected and quantitatively assayed for TNF‐α using a commercial ELISA kit. Statistical analysis was performed with ANOVA. Results indicated that Ca(OH) 2 is able to eliminate the ability of an E. coli LPS to stimulate TNF‐α production in peripheral blood monocytes ( P <0.0001).