NRF2 nuclear translocation and interaction with DUSP1 regulate the osteogenic differentiation of murine mandibular osteoblasts stimulated with <i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i> lipopolysaccharide.

Xufei YU; Jiaqi BAO; Yingming WEI; Yuting YANG; Wenlin YUAN; Lili CHEN; Zhongxiu WANG

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NRF2 nuclear translocation and interaction with DUSP1 regulate the osteogenic differentiation of murine mandibular osteoblasts stimulated with Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide.

Author: Xufei YU ¹ ; Jiaqi BAO ¹ ; Yingming WEI ¹ ; Yuting YANG ¹ ; Wenlin YUAN ¹ ; Lili CHEN ² ; Zhongxiu WANG ³
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1. Department of Periodontology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China.
2. Department of Periodontology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China. 21518119@zju.edu.cn, chenlili_1030@zju.edu.cn.
3. Department of Periodontology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China. 21518119@zju.edu.cn.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Dual-specific phosphatase 1 (DUSP1); Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK); Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2); Osteogenesis; Oxidative stress; Periodontitis
MeSH: Animals; NF-E2-Related Factor 2/physiology*; Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology*; Osteoblasts/drug effects*; Mice; Porphyromonas gingivalis/chemistry*; Cell Differentiation; Osteogenesis; Dual Specificity Phosphatase 1/metabolism*; Mandible/cytology*; Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism*; Oxidative Stress; Periodontitis/metabolism*; Cells, Cultured; Male; Cell Nucleus/metabolism*
From: Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B 2025;26(9):881-896
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Periodontitis is characterized by alveolar bone resorption, aggravated by osteoblast dysfunction, and associated with intracellular oxidative stress linked to the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) level. We evaluated the molecular mechanism of periodontitis onset and development and the role of NRF2 in osteogenic differentiation. METHODS: Primary murine mandibular osteoblasts were extracted and exposed to Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide (Pg-LPS) or other stimuli. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and 5,5',6,6'-tetrachloro-1,1',3,3'-tetraethylbenzimidazolylcarbocyanine iodide (JC-1) staining were used to detect intracellular oxidative stress. Alkaline phosphatase staining and alizarin red S staining were used to detect the osteogenic differentiation of osteoblasts. Immunofluorescence and western blotting were used to determine the changes in the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway and related molecule activities. Immunofluorescence colocalization and co-immunoprecipitation were performed to examine the nuclear translocation of NRF2 and its interaction with dual-specific phosphatase 1 (DUSP1) in cells. RESULTS: Ligated tissue samples showed higher alveolar bone resorption rate and lower NRF2 level than healthy periodontal tissue samples. Pg-LPS increased intracellular oxidative stress levels and inhibited osteogenic differentiation, whereas changes in NRF2 expression were correlated with changes in the oxidative stress and osteogenesis rate. NRF2 promoted the dephosphorylation of the MAPK pathway by nuclear translocation and the upregulation of DUSP1 expression, thus enhancing the osteogenic differentiation capacity of mandibular osteoblasts. The interaction between NRF2 and DUSP1 was observed. CONCLUSIONS: NRF2 and its nuclear translocation can regulate the osteogenic differentiation of mandibular osteoblasts under Pg-LPS conditions by interacting with DUSP1 in a process linked to the MAPK pathway. These findings form the basis of periodontitis treatment.