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。     

低龄婴幼儿龋相关致龋微生物研究进展

低龄婴幼儿龋（Earlychildhoodcaries,ECC）发生、发展是由多种因素共同作用,多种微生物共同参与的复杂过程。因此、了解儿童口腔内致龋微生物的种类及其与龋病的相关关系,对预防和治疗儿童龋病有着重要意义。本研究就ECC相关致龋菌及菌斑生物膜研究进展作一综述。     

变异链球菌和血链球菌全代谢途径比对分析

为了比较变异链球菌和血链球菌全代谢途径,依据KEGG数据库(http://www.genome.ad.jp/kegg)对变异链球菌和血链球菌的全部代谢途径作逐项比对。结果显示,二者参与了85个代谢途径,包括多数以相同的酶参与的中央代谢途径,即糖酵解、三羧酸循环、磷酸戊糖途径等,和多数以不同的酶参与的双组分感应系统等。通过变异链球菌和血链球菌整体代谢网络对比,了解了变异链球菌和血链球菌理论上的全部代谢途径,为全面揭示二者代谢交流研究奠定了基础。     

大蒜素体外抗白念珠菌生物膜作用的初步研究

目的研究大蒜素对体外白念珠菌生物膜的影响。方法 MTT法评价大蒜素对白念珠菌生物膜形成及细胞黏附的影响;血清芽管计数法评价大蒜素对白念珠菌芽管形成的影响。结果低浓度(4μg/mL)和高浓度(64μg/mL)大蒜素对白念珠菌生物膜形成的抑制率分别为(23.0±1.1)%和(95.6±0.3)%;32μg/mL大蒜素对早期(0h)、中期(12h)及成熟期(48h)生物膜的抑制率分别为(88.5±0.5)%、(63.3±0.8)%和(52.3±1.1)%;与空白对照组相比,不同浓度大蒜素(4～32μg/mL)对培养30min、60min、90min、120min的白念珠菌细胞黏附均有显著抑制作用(P0.05);空白对照组芽管形成率为(91.2±1.6)%,64μg/mL大蒜素组为(2.2±1.2)%。结论大蒜素对体外白念珠菌生物膜有较明显的抑制作用。     

伊犁黑蜂蜂胶对口腔主要致龋细菌及生物膜生长的实验研究

目的研究伊犁黑蜂蜂胶对口腔常见致龋细菌及其生物膜生长的影响,观察其防龋效果。方法 (1)通过液体稀释法测定伊犁黑蜂蜂胶对口腔常见致龋菌的最小抑菌浓度(MIC)及最小杀菌浓度(MBC);(2)生物膜形成抑制试验测定伊犁黑蜂蜂胶对口腔常见致龋菌的最小生物膜形成抑制浓度(MBIC50);(3)通过结晶紫染色法测定伊犁黑蜂蜂胶对口腔常见致龋菌的最小生物膜清除浓度(MBEC);结果(1)伊犁黑蜂蜂胶对变形链球菌、远缘链球菌、嗜酸乳杆菌、血链球菌、粘性放线菌和内氏放线菌的最低抑菌浓度分别是0.78、0.39、1.56、0.39、0.20和0.20 mg/mL,最低杀菌浓度分别为1.56、0.78、3.125、0.78、0.39和0.39mg/mL;(2)伊犁黑蜂蜂胶对变形链球菌、远缘链球菌、血链球菌、粘性放线菌和内氏放线菌的MBIC50分别是0.39、0.39、0.39、0.05和0.10mg/mL;(3)伊犁黑蜂蜂胶对变形链球菌、远缘链球菌、血链球菌、粘性放线菌和内氏放线菌的MBEC分别是6.25、1.56、3.1256、0.78和0.78mg/mL。结论伊犁黑蜂蜂胶对口腔主要致龋细菌的生长具有抑制作用,能够抑制主要致龋细菌单菌生物膜的形成,并具有一定清除作用,是具有一定防龋效果的天然药物。     

厚朴酚对变形链球菌生物膜致龋毒力因子作用的研究

目的 通过激光共聚焦显微镜观察厚朴酚对变形链球菌生物膜的抑菌效果,并初步了解厚朴酚对变形链球菌生物膜的产酸、耐酸、胞外多糖形成及生物膜形成能力等相关致龋毒力因子的转录表达的影响,为进一步研究厚朴酚防龋的药理作用机制奠定基础.方法 建立变形链球菌生物膜体外模型,激光共聚焦显微镜观察不同药物浓度作用后效果,并进行红绿荧光定量分析;根据GenBank基因库查询ffh、gtfD、pdp等基因序列并设计引物,进行RT-PCR.结果 CLSM观察厚朴酚作用变形链球菌生物膜后可使膜内活菌比例明显下降;RT-PCR结果表明毒力因子ffh、gtfD、pdp的表达水平受到抑制.结论 厚朴酚对变形链球菌生物膜的致龋毒力因子ffh、gtfD、pdp的转录表达有明显的抑制作用.     

致龋变异链球菌N-乙酰谷氨酸激酶的表达、纯化和生化特性研究

探讨了在大肠杆菌中实现致龋变异链球菌N-乙酰谷氨酸激酶基因(argB)的表达、蛋白纯化和生化特性研究。以变异链球菌基因组DNA为模板,设计特异引物,PCR扩增argB基因。经消化和连接构建重组载体pET28a-argB,测序确认后转化表达菌E.coli BL21(DE3)。SDS-PAGE鉴定argB基因能诱导表达,且表达物可溶。通过镍离子螯合层析和分子筛纯化成功获得N-乙酰谷氨酸激酶(NAGK)重组蛋白。NAGK酶促反应分析表明：精氨酸生物合成的乙酰化环式路径关键酶NAGK活性不受精氨酸反馈抑制,提示可能存在其他调节方式有待进一步研究。此外,分析型分子筛结果显示：具有催化活性NAGK以单体形式存在,显然不同于此前氨基酸激酶家族中的相关报道。     

伴放线聚集菌与血链球菌、变异链球菌生态关系研究进展

人类口腔中定植的细菌有700余种,它们之间的相互关系与口腔疾病的发生、发展存在着密切的生态学联系。牙周病和龋病是人类常见的由口腔常驻细菌引起的细菌感染性疾病。牙周病是宿主的龈下正常微生物动态平衡被破坏,导致牙周袋的发生和牙槽骨的破坏等。     

盐酸小檗碱对变形链球菌生物膜及其致龋毒力因子作用的研究

目的研究盐酸小檗碱对变形链球菌生物膜的抑菌效果,并初步研究其抑菌作用是否为通过影响或干扰某些毒力因子的表达而实现的,为进一步研究盐酸小檗碱防龋的药理作用机制奠定基础。方法建立变形链球菌生物膜体外模型,MTT法评价盐酸小檗碱对变形链球菌生物膜的影响;然后用RT—PCR方法检测变形链球菌毒力因子cdsa、gbpD和ptsI受盐酸小檗碱作用后的表达水平的变化。结果盐酸小檗碱对变形链球菌生物膜的抑制作用随药物浓度增加而增加;RT—PCR结果表明毒力因子cdsa、gbpD和ptsI的表达水平受到抑制。结论盐酸小檗碱对变形链球菌生物膜起到了抑制作用,对其致龋毒力因子cdsa、gbpD和ptsI的转录表达有明显的抑制作用。     

黄连素对变异链球菌抑制作用的体外研究

目的分析黄连素对体外变异链球菌生长、产酸、粘附的影响,探讨其防龋作用。方法采用微量肉汤稀释法进行最小抑菌浓度(MIC)的测定;然后通过试管粘附法测定不同浓度药液对变异链球菌粘附作用的影响;最后计算不同浓度药液作用24h后pH值的变化。结果黄连素对变异链球菌的MIC为1.25mg/mL,MBC为5.00mg/mL。实验组对变异链球菌的粘附及产酸的抑制作用随着药物浓度的增加而增强,与阴性对照组相比差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论黄连素可抑制体外变异链球菌的生长、产酸及粘附。     

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6.25 mg/mL,MBC为25 mg/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。     

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（P<0.05）。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(P<0.05)。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。     

The anti-biofouling effect of Lactobacillus fermentum-derived biosurfactant against Streptococcus mutans

Biofouling in the oral cavity often causes serious problems. The ability of Streptococcus mutans to synthesize extracellular glucans from sucrose using glucosyltransferases (gtfs) is vital for the initiation and progression of dental caries. Recently, it was demonstrated that some biological compounds, such as secondary metabolites of probiotic bacteria, have an anti-biofouling effect. In this study, S. mutans was investigated for the anti-biofouling effect of Lactobacillus fermentum (L.f.)-derived biosurfactant. It was hypothesized that two enzymes produced by S. mutans, glucosyltransferases B and C, would be inhibited by the L.f.-biosurfactant. When these two enzymes were inhibited, fewer biofilms (or none) were formed. RNA was extracted from a 48-h biofilm of S. mutans formed in the presence or absence of L.f. biosurfactant, and the gene expression level of gtfB/C was quantified using the real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). L.f. biosurfactant showed substantial anti-biofouling activity because it reduced the process of attachment and biofilm production and also showed a reduction in gtfB/C gene expression (P value < 0.05).     

Protein expression by planktonic and biofilm cells of Streptococcus mutans

Streptococcus mutans, a major causal agent of dental caries, functions in nature as a component of a biofilm on teeth (dental plaque) and yet very little information is available on the physiology of the organism in such surface-associated communities. As a consequence, we undertook to examine the synthesis of proteins by planktonic and biofilm cells growing in a biofilm chemostat at pH 7.5 at a dilution rate of 0.1 h(-1) (mean generation time=7 h). Cells were incubated with (14)C-labelled amino acids, the proteins extracted and separated by two-dimensional electrophoresis followed by autoradiography and computer-assisted image analysis. Of 694 proteins analysed, 57 proteins were enhanced 1.3-fold or greater in biofilm cells compared to planktonic cells with 13 only expressed in sessile cells. Diminished protein expression was observed with 78 proteins, nine of which were not expressed in biofilm cells. The identification of enhanced and diminished proteins by mass spectrometry and computer-assisted protein sequence analysis revealed that, in general, glycolytic enzymes involved in acid formation were repressed in biofilm cells, while biosynthetic processes were enhanced. The results show that biofilm cells possess novel proteins, of as yet unknown function, that are not present in planktonic cells.     

Antibacterial activity of phellodendron bark against Streptococcus mutans

Streptococcus mutans is a major cause of tooth decay due to its promotion of biofilm formation and acid production. Several plant extracts have been reported to have multiple biological activities such as anti-inflammation and antibacterial effects. This study investigated the antibacterial activity of three plant extracts, phellodendron bark (PB), yucca, and black ginger, and found that PB had a stronger effect than the other extracts. Then, the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of PB against 100 S. mutans strains was investigated. The MIC range of PB was 9.8–312.5 µg/mL. PB suppressed the growth kinetics of S. mutans in a dose-dependent manner, even at sub-MICs of PB. Then, we investigated the effect of PB on S. mutans virulence. The PB suppressed biofilm formation at high concentrations, although PB did not affect the expression of glucosyltransferase genes. Additionally, PB suppressed the decrease in pH from adding an excess of glucose. The expression of genes responsible for acid production was increased by the addition of excess glucose without PB, whereas their expression levels were not increased in the presence of 1× and 2× MIC of PB. Although PB showed a bacteriostatic effect on planktonic S. mutans cells, it was found that more than 2× MIC of PB showed a partial bactericidal effect on biofilm cells. In conclusion, PB not only showed antibacterial activity against S. mutans but also decreased the cariogenic activity in S. mutans.     

The effect of oxygen on the growth and acid production of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sanguis

Abstract Pure cultures of Streptococcus mutans NCTC 10499 and Streptococcus sanguis ATCC10556 were grown in a glucose-limited chemostat under varying concentrations of oxygen in the gas phase. Both streptococci consumed large amounts of oxygen by the partial oxidation of sugars, thus maintaining an anaerobic environment. With increasing oxygen concentrations the degradation products from glucose become more oxidized. Ethanol gradually disappeared from the culture fluid while the acetate concentration increased. In the case of S. sanguis , the products became even more oxidized at higher oxygen concentrations, and carbon dioxide was formed instead of formate. Sudden increase in the oxygen concentration in the gas phase caused elevated oxygen tensions in the cultures, which led to a decrease in the growth rate of the streptococci.     

氟对正畸儿童牙面菌斑变形链球菌的影响

目的:观察和探讨2%氟化钠对正畸患者牙面菌斑内细菌总数及变形链球菌数的影响.方法:选择34例正畸儿童,分为两组,试验组涂布2%氟化钠;对照组不做处理.分别于戴用矫治器前,戴入后1月采集上颌牙唇颊面菌斑,测定菌斑中细菌总数及变形链球菌数.结果:对照组戴用后1月,细菌总数及变形链球菌数较戴用前明显增加(P＜0.01).对照组与试验组戴用后1月相比,试验组细菌总数及变形链球菌数明显少于对照组(P＜0.05).结论:戴用固定矫治器后,牙面菌斑内细菌总数及变形链球菌数较戴用前增加,应用2%氟化钠可明显抑制正畸患者口腔内变形链球菌数,减少龋坏发生.     

Antibacterial activity of disodium succinoyl glycyrrhetinate,a derivative of glycyrrhetinic acid against Streptococcus mutans

Streptococcus mutans is a cariogenic bacterium that localizes in the oral cavity. Glycyrrhetinic acid (GRA) is a major component of licorice extract. GRA and several derivatives, including disodium succinoyl glycyrrhetinate (GR‐SU), are known to have anti‐inflammatory effects in humans. In this study, the antimicrobial effect of GRA and its derivatives against the S. mutans UA159 strain were investigated. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of GRA and GR‐SU showed antibacterial activity against the S. mutans strain, whereas other tested derivatives did not. Because GR‐SU is more soluble than GRA, GR‐SU was used for further experiments. The antibacterial activity of GR‐SU against 100 S. mutans strains was evaluated and it was found that all strains are susceptible to GR‐SU, with MIC values below 256 µg/mL. A cell viability assay showed that GR‐SU has a bacteriostatic effect on S. mutans cells. As to growth kinetics, sub‐MICs of GR‐SU inhibited growth. The effect of GR‐SU on S. mutans virulence was then investigated. GR‐SU at sub‐MICs suppresses biofilm formation. Additionally, GR‐SU greatly suppresses the pH drop caused by the addition of glucose and glucose‐induced expression of the genes responsible for acid production (ldh and pykF) and tolerance (aguD and atpD). Additionally, expression of enolase, which is responsible for the carbohydrate phosphotransferase system, was not increased in the presence of GR‐SU, indicating that GR‐SU suppresses incorporation of sugars into S. mutans. In conclusion, GR‐SU has antibacterial activity against S. mutans and also decreases S. mutans virulence.