Enhanced collagen phagocytosis by rat molar periodontal fibroblasts after topical application of lipopolysaccharide--ultrastructural observations and morphometric analysis.

To investigate the effect of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on phagocytic activity of collagen fibrils by periodontal fibroblasts, we studied rat molar gingival connective tissue and periodontal ligament under light and electron microscopy after topical application of LPS (5 mg/ml in physiological salt solution (PS)) on the gingival sulcus. Phagocytic activity of collagen fibrils by fibroblasts was evaluated by counting the number of collagen-containing vacuoles inside fibroblasts that were present within a defined area (1200 microns2). Values obtained from fibroblasts in the subepithelial connective tissue, the region near the alveolar crest, and the middle region of periodontal tissue were compared. Periodontal ligament fibroblasts showed increased phagocytosis of the collagen fibrils from 3 hours to 1 day after topical LPS application, but no differences were observed in the gingival tissue. The intracytoplasmic vacuoles containing collagen fibrils were of various sizes and shapes, showing positive for acid phosphatase and/or alkaline phosphatase reaction. Collagen phagocytic activity of the fibroblasts in the middle region of the periodontal ligament also increased after PS treatment. However, this was significantly less than that observed in LPS-treated animals (p less than 0.01). This study indicates that LPS may enhance the degradation of collagen by stimulating the phagocytic activity of the periodontal ligament fibroblasts.

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