大蒜素抗变异链球菌的致龋效果

目的研究大蒜素对口腔变异链球菌生长及其菌斑生物膜粘附的抑制作用。方法二倍稀释法梯度稀释测最小抑菌浓度(minimum inhibitory concentration,MIC),将MIC以上2个梯度浓度对应的培养物涂布于BHI培养基上进行次代培养获得最低杀菌浓度(minimum bactericidal concentration,MBC);酶标仪测A值观察不同浓度大蒜素抑菌效应;抑制产酸试验观察抑制细菌产酸效应;结晶紫法研究亚抑菌浓度提取物对变异链球菌粘附能力及生物膜总量的影响;采用激光共聚焦荧光显微镜(laser scanning confocal microscopy,LSCM)观察常态牙菌斑生物膜生长过程中及药物处理后牙菌斑生物膜中死菌和活菌的构成,研究其对牙菌斑生物膜结构和活性的影响。结果抑菌试验中,得到大蒜素MIC为12.8 mg/L,MBC为25.8 mg/L。MIC及亚抑菌浓度抑菌试验显示均有一定的抑菌性,抑制率为2.17%～67.12%,并且抑菌性与浓度梯度成正相关。产酸试验显示24 h内大蒜素明显抑制细菌产酸(P0.01),细菌粘附试验结果显示大蒜素在MIC时生物膜的生成速度最慢,生物膜的总量最低(P0.01)。共聚焦荧光显微镜可见大蒜素组随药物浓度增加,菌斑生物膜较薄,绿色的活菌及团块明显减少,抑制生物膜的生长。结论大蒜素对变异链球菌生长、产酸与粘附有一定抑制作用。     

白及提取物抗变异链球菌致龋效果的研究

目的研究白及提取物对变异链球菌粘附、生物膜形成及活性的影响,评价其抗龋效果。方法市售白及95%乙醇浸提;纸片法、打孔法测定直接抑菌作用;液体稀释法检测MIC;结晶紫法研究亚抑菌浓度提取物对变异链球菌粘附能力及生物膜总量的影响;采用荧光显微镜和激光共聚焦显微镜观察常态牙菌斑生物膜生长过程中及药物处理后牙菌斑生物膜中死菌和活菌的构成,研究其对牙菌斑生物膜结构和活性的影响;运用扫描电镜观察白及药液对变异链球菌生物膜的影响。结果白及提取物具有一定的抑菌作用,MIC为16~62 mg/m L;结晶紫法定量研究生物膜结果显示白及药液作用4 h对变异链球菌的粘附均有抑制作用,抑制率为28.63%~60.08%;作用20 h对生物膜总量抑制率达77.08%;白及药液作用20 h,荧光染色显示生物膜活性明显被抑制,抑制率达62.03%;梯度浓度白及药液分别作用20 h后,激光共聚焦显微镜下观察到随着药液浓度增加,绿色的活菌、团块状结构减少,生物膜形成明显被抑制;扫描电镜下可见药液作用后细菌间粘性物质减少。结论高浓度白及提取液对变异链球菌有直接抑菌作用,亚抑菌浓度能抑制其粘附和生物膜的形成,进而具有抗龋作用。     

茶多酚-柠檬提取物混合液对变形链球菌生长与黏附影响的研究

目的探讨茶多酚与柠檬提取物联合应用对变形链球菌生长、黏附的影响。方法采用MTT法分别测定茶多酚、柠檬提取物以及两者混合液的最小抑菌浓度(MIC)值,通过分级抑制浓度(FIC)指数来判断两者联合使用对变形链球菌生长作用的影响,并通过扫描电镜观察低于MIC浓度的混合液对变形链球菌在玻片上黏附的情况。结果茶多酚与柠檬提取物单独用药时,其MIC分别为1.56mg/mL和5.60mg/mL。联用的MIC为茶多酚0.78mg/mL和柠檬提取物4.50mg/mL,FIC为0.75。混合液对变形链球菌的黏附抑制作用随着浓度的降低而明显增强。结论茶多酚与柠檬提取物联合应用对变形链球菌的体外抗菌活性具有相加作用,影响其在玻片表面的黏附。     

椰子油对变形链球菌抑菌作用的体外研究

目的研究椰子油对变形链球菌的生长抑制作用,通过观察其对生物膜活性、产酸及粘附的影响,探讨其在口腔中防龋的作用。方法采用96孔微量板液体稀释法进行抑菌试验,并测得最低抑菌浓度(MIC)。体外建立变形链球菌生物膜模型,通过激光共聚焦显微镜(CLSM)扫描生物膜,观察不同浓度药物作用24 h后对生物膜活性的影响。其次测定处理后各组培养基上清液的终末pH值。最后通过玻璃棒粘附试验计算出不同浓度药物作用48 h后对生物膜粘附的影响。结果椰子油对变形链球菌的生长有抑制作用,其对变形链球菌的MIC为3.13%。CLSM观察24 h后生物膜内活菌比例逐渐下降,死菌逐渐增多。培养基上清液的终末pH值随椰子油浓度的增大而升高,且均高于阴性对照组,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。实验组变形链球菌的粘附率随椰子油浓度增高而降低,与阴性对照组相比差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论椰子油对变形链球菌有抑制作用,并能抑制其生物膜的活性、产酸及粘附等作用。     

丹皮酚对变形链球菌生物膜影响的体外研究

目的测定丹皮酚对变形链球菌的抑菌作用;共聚焦显微镜观察丹皮酚对变形链球菌生物膜结构和活性的影响。方法梯度法测定丹皮酚对变形链球菌的MIC(最小抑菌浓度)、MBC(最小杀菌浓度);体外构建变形链球菌生物膜模型,共聚焦显微镜观察不同浓度丹皮酚对变形链球菌生物膜作用后形态结构的影响并进行红绿荧光定量分析其活性变化。结果丹皮酚对变形链球菌的MIC为6.25mg/mL,MBC为25mg/mL;激光共聚焦显微镜观察丹皮酚对变形链球菌生物膜作用后其生物膜结构变稀疏,细菌链变短,生物膜活性也随丹皮酚浓度的提高而逐渐降低。结论丹皮酚对变形链球菌和变形链球菌生物膜结构及其活性均具抑制作用。     

富含色氨酸抗菌肽对种植体周围炎主要致病菌生长抑制作用的研究

目的研究富含色氨酸短肽Pac-525对种植体周围炎主要致病菌的体外抑菌效果。方法应用二倍稀释法检测Pac-525对血链球菌、具核梭杆菌和牙龈卟啉单胞菌的最小抑菌浓度(MIC)和最小杀菌浓度(MBC)并绘制其Kill-time曲线。结果 Pac-525对血链球菌的MIC和MBC分别为0.125mg/mL和0.5mg/mL,对具核梭杆菌的MIC和MBC分别为0.007 8mg/mL和0.015 6mg/mL,对牙龈卟啉单胞菌的MIC和MBC分别为0.062 5mg/mL和0.125mg/mL;Kill-time曲线显示,Pac-525可以降低3种细菌的生长速度并呈现一定的量效关系,当浓度达到MBC时可完全抑制细菌在培养液中的生长繁殖。结论 Pac-525对种植体周围炎主要致病菌血链球菌、具核梭杆菌和牙龈卟啉单胞菌均具有抑制作用。     

天然药物对血链球菌生长和产酸影响的体外研究

目的：通过研究不同天然药物对血链球菌生长及产酸的影响,为今后筛选出能有效调理口腔菌群生态平衡的药物奠定基础。方法：选用变形链球菌SB179作为实验菌株,测定川芎,血藤,五倍子等11种天然药物的最低抑菌浓度MIC,再以低于MIC的4个浓度配制含药的TPY液体培养基,调定其初始pH为7．4,接种血链球菌,厌氧培养后测定其终末pH,结果：当药物浓度低于或等于8．000mg/ml时,各天然药物对血链球菌的生长均有一定的抑制作用,且以五倍子作用较强,槟榔,茶多酚,蜂房,大黄,三七,血藤,白芷对血链球菌的产酸具有一定的抑制能力,而黄芩,川芎,五倍子和儿茶没有明显的抑制作用,结论：槟榔,茶多酚,蜂房,大黄,三七,血藤和白芷对血链球菌的生长和产酸都有一定的抑制作用.     

溶菌酶对微小小单胞菌生物膜的影响

目的测定溶菌酶对微小小单胞菌及其生物膜的抑菌作用,并测出最小抑菌浓度(MIC)、最小杀菌浓度(MBC)和抑菌率。方法采用对倍稀释的方法,测定溶菌酶对微小小单胞菌的MIC、MBC;在96孔板中体外建立微小小单胞菌生物膜模型,采用MTT法检测溶菌酶对微小小单胞菌生物膜的影响;在六孔板中建立生物膜模型,使用激光共聚焦显微镜(CLSM)观察不同浓度溶菌酶对微小小单胞菌生物膜作用后的变化。结果溶菌酶对微小小单胞菌的MIC为0.0195 mg/mL,MBC为0.3125 mg/mL;CLSM观察结果显示,溶菌酶对微小小单胞菌生物膜的抑制作用随着浓度的增加而增强。结论溶菌酶对微小小单胞菌及其生物膜的生长和活性均具有抑制作用。     

铍对口腔链球菌生长及粘附性能的影响

目的 研究铍离子(Be2+)对口腔链球菌的生长及粘附性能的影响,探讨口腔修复治疗后牙周损伤的微生物机制.方法 含有不同浓度Be2+(5、10、20和40 mg/L)的培养液厌氧培养口腔链球菌24h.检测不同浓 度Be2作用后细菌形态和菌落形成单位(CFU),以及口腔链球菌在唾液包被羟基磷灰石微粒表面的粘附抑制率.结果 铍离子作用后口腔链球菌长链缩短,菌体出现集结趋势.20 mg/L时,菌体表面出现“触角样”变化.随Be2+浓度增加,CFU值减小(P＜0.05),口腔链球菌生长抑制.各实验组口腔链球菌粘附抑制率高于阳性对照组(P＜0.05),但各Be2+浓度组之间粘附抑制率差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05).结论 铍离子抑制口腔链球菌的生长和在牙面的粘附,可能会导致修复体周围正常微生态环境失衡,引起牙周疾病.提示临床应尽量选用理化性能稳定的修复材料.     

没食子鞣质对变形链球菌生长抑制的实验研究

目的研究没食子鞣质对浮游状态和生物膜状态下变形链球菌生长抑制的作用,探讨药物的防龋功效。方法采用纸片扩散法测定不同浓度没食子鞣质溶液对变形链球菌的抑菌圈大小,采用试管稀释法测定没食子鞣质对变形链球菌生长的最低抑菌浓度(MIC)、最低杀菌浓度(MBC)值大小,用半定量可见光测定A值的方法测定生物膜最低抑菌浓度(MBEC)值。结果没食子鞣质对变形链球菌的生长具有明显的抑制作用,经液体稀释法实验测定,没食子对变形链球菌的MIC为4 mg/m L,MBC为16 mg/m L,经半定量可见光测定A值的方法测定没食子鞣质对变形链球菌单菌生物膜生长的MBEC值为8 mg/m L。结论没食子鞣质对变形链球菌有抑制作用。     

天然植物黄蜀葵提取物对变形链球菌生长及黏附抑制作用的实验研究

目的通过研究黄蜀葵花总黄酮对变形链球菌生长及黏附的影响,为临床龋病预防提供实验基础。方法采用二倍稀释法观察不同浓度的黄蜀葵花总黄酮对变形链球菌生长的影响,测定该药物的最小抑菌浓度（MIC）;以低于MIC的5个浓度梯度配置含药的TPY液体培养基,接种变形链球菌,厌氧培养24h,计算黄蜀葵花总黄酮对变形链球菌的黏附抑制率。结果一定浓度的黄蜀葵花总黄酮能够抑制变形链球菌的生长,MIC为2．5g／L;变形链球菌的黏附率随培养基中黄蜀葵花总黄酮浓度的升高而下降,且抑菌作用呈现明显的浓度依赖性。结论天然植物黄蜀葵提取物黄蜀葵花总黄酮对变形链球菌的生长和黏附都有一定的抑制作用。     

Examine growth inhibition pattern and lactic acid production in Streptococcus mutans using different concentrations of xylitol produced from Candida tropicalis by fermentation

Twenty clinical isolates of Streptococcus sp. were isolated from six clinical samples of dental caries on MSFA. Amongst these isolates, five clinical isolates were identified as S treptococcus mutans on the basis of morphological, biochemical and 16S rDNA sequencing. The isolated strains of S. mutans were exposed to fermented and purified xylitol (0.25-15.0%) and tested for its anti-microbial effects against control medium (Brain Heart Infusion without xylitol) after 12 h. The plate assay was developed using bromocresol green as an indicator dye in order to study the relative growth inhibition pattern of clinical sample at different concentrations of an anti-microbial compound in a single petriplate. The morphology of S. mutans cells in brain heart infusion (BHI) medium containing xylitol resulted in a diffused cell wall as observed using gram staining technique. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) is 0.25% for S. mutans obtained from different clinical samples. The MIC(50) and MIC(90) is 5.0% and 10.0% xylitol respectively of the selected S. mutans being designated as clinical isolate B (6). The zone of inhibition was 72 mm and lactic acid production was 0.010 g/l at 10% xylitol concentration in Brain Heart Infusion Broth.     

Guaijaverin -- a plant flavonoid as potential antiplaque agent against Streptococcus mutans

AIMS: The aim of the present study was to investigate the anti-Streptococcus mutans activity and the in vitro effects of subminimal inhibitory concentrations of guaijaverin isolated from Psidium guajava Linn. on cariogenic properties of Strep. mutans. METHODS AND RESULTS: Bioautography-directed chromatographic fractionation, yield biologically active compound, quercetin-3-O-alpha-l-arabinopyranoside (guaijaverin), from crude methanol extract of P. guajava. Growth-inhibitory activity of the compound against Strep. mutans of both clinical and type strain cultures was evaluated. The anti-Strep. mutans activity of the guaijaverin was found to be bacteriostatic, both heat and acid stable and alkali labile with the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 4 mg ml(-1) for MTCC 1943 and 2 mg ml(-1) for CLSM 001. The sub-MIC concentrations (0.0078-2 mg ml(-1)) of the guaijaverin were evaluated for its cariogenic properties such as acid production, cell-surface hydrophobicity, sucrose-dependent adherence to glass surface and sucrose-induced aggregation of Strep. mutans. CONCLUSIONS: The active flavonoid compound, quercetin-3-O-alpha-l-arabinopyranoside (guaijaverin) demonstrated high potential antiplaque agent by inhibiting the growth of the Strep. mutans. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: This study demonstrated the new growth-inhibitory compound guaijaverin against Strep. mutans and led to the acceptance of traditional medicine and natural products as an alternative form of health care.     

Inhibiting effect of Dorstenia asaroides extracts on cariogenic properties of Streptococcus mutans

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of Dorstenia asaroides extracts on cariogenic properties of the most cariogenic bacteria, Streptococcus mutans. Hexane (HFr), ethyl-acetate (EFr) and chloroform (CFr) extracts obtained from D. asaroides rhizomes were submitted to chemical analyses, Minimal Inhibitory Concentrations (MIC), glycolysis assay and S. mutans 12-h-old initial biofilms. Chemical characterization showed that all the extracts present furanocoumarins. The MIC values were 80 (HFr and CFr) and 50 μg/mL (EFr). Acid production by S. mutans cells was significantly disrupted by HFr (12.5 mg/mL), EFr (at 2.5; 6.25 and 12.5 mg/mL) and CFr (at 2.5, 6.25 and 12.5 mg/mL) (p < 0.01). Topical applications of HFr, EFr and CFr significantly reduced the colony forming units of S. mutans biofilms compared with those treated with control group in order to 20, 30 and 25% respectively (p < 0.01). The results of the present study suggest that rhizomes of D. asaroides had inhibitory effects on cariogenic properties of S. mutans.     

Acetic, propionic, and oleic acid as the possible factors influencing the predominant residence of some species of Propionibacterium and coagulase-negative Staphylococcus on normal human skin

The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of acetic and propionic acid for resident bacteria on normal human skin, such as Propionibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus epidermidis, was 25 mg/mL or more at any pH tested (pH 5.5-6.8). While the MIC of these acids for most of the transient bacteria was markedly decreased by lowering the pH of the media and at pH 5.5, the mean pH value of the normal human skin, the MIC was 6.25 mg/mL or less. The MIC of oleic acid for some strains of Gram-positive transient bacteria of Streptococcus, Micrococcus, or Bacillus was 100 micrograms/mL or less at all pH's tested. Staphylococcus aureus was resistant to this acid at pH 6.8, but became as sensitive as Streptococcus when the pH was lowered. The growth of P. acnes, the most predominant resident bacterium, was enhanced markedly and reached a maximum level at 6.25 mg/mL of propionic acid, 12.5 mg/mL of acetic acid, and 50-100 micrograms/mL of oleic acid. On the basis of these results, we presumed that acetic, propionic, and oleic acids are factors influencing the predominant residence of some species of Propionibacterium and coagulase-negative Staphylococcus on normal human skin.     

苹果多酚作为微生态调节剂对窝沟致龋菌调节作用的研究

目的初步探讨苹果多酚作微生态调节剂抑制变形链球菌,扶持血链球菌生长的实验研究,为龋病的防治提供一定的依据。方法采用抑菌环实验观察苹果多酚对变形链球菌和血链球菌生长的影响,检测其对变形链球菌产酸的变化,并通过扫描电镜观察对变形链球菌在玻片粘附情况的影响。结果苹果多酚能够明显抑制变形链球菌的生长,阻止其对玻片的粘附,降低其产酸能力,但对血链球菌生长没有明显的抑制作用。对变形链球菌与血链球菌的影响比较差异有统计学意义。结论苹果多酚具有调整窝沟致龋菌的作用,进一步研究很可能是一良好的窝沟菌群的微生态调节剂。