Figure 7.
P. gingivalis infection induces an inflammatory and pro-apoptotic cell death response in MT correlated to increased gene expression. (A–F) Gene expression of inflammatory and pro-apoptotic cell death response related genes: TNF-α, IL-6, IL-8, Bax-1, Bcl-2 and Apaf-1 in MT; monolayer cell culture of ECs and FBs infected with P. gingivalis at MOI 100 for 24 h; (G,H) Gene expression of integrin β1 and collagen IV. *Differences between infected or stimulated MT vs control (p < 0.05). +Differences between infected or stimulated ECs vs control (p < 0.05). #Differences between infected or stimulated FBs vs control (p < 0.05).