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Alterations in Cytoplasmic Membrane are Associated with the Bactericidal Activity of Thrombin-Induced Platelet Microbicidal Proteins in Oral Streptococci  

Choi, Young-Eun (Department of Oral Microbiology, College of Dentistry, Research Institute of Oral Science, Kangnung National University)
Cheong, Yong-Joon (Department of Oral Microbiology, College of Dentistry, Research Institute of Oral Science, Kangnung National University)
Lee, Si-Young (Department of Oral Microbiology, College of Dentistry, Research Institute of Oral Science, Kangnung National University)
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International Journal of Oral Biology / v.30, no.4, 2005 , pp. 125-130 More about this Journal
Abstract
Thrombin-induced platelet microbicidal proteins (tPMP) are antibacterial proteins released when platelets are stimulated by thrombin. It has been reported that tPMP has antibacterial activity against various bacterial species including causative agents of infective endocarditis. Most of the oral streptococci have resistance to the killing by tPMP and this fact may play an important role as a virulence factor in infective endocarditis. However, the susceptibility and resistance mechanism of oral streptococci for tPMP have not been revealed yet. In this study, the killing mechanism of tPMP for oral streptococci has been investigated. Streptococcus rattus BHT, a susceptible strain, and Streptococcus gordonii DL1, a resistant strain, have been used in this study. tPMP was isolated from platelet after stimulation with thrombin. Cell membrane depolarization was examined with 3,3'-dipropylthiodicarbocyanine iodide ($DiSC_3$), membrane potential-sensitive cyanine dye, by fluorescence spectrophotometry. The permeabilization of cell membrane by tPMP was investigated with propidium iodide (PI) by flow cytometry. tPMP susceptible S. rattus BHT showed the increase of the $DiSC_3$ fluorescence level meaning depolarization of cell membrane and increase of the uptake of PI which means permeabilization of cell membrane. However, tPMP resistant S. gordonii DLI did not show depolarization and permeabilization. These results indicate that the increasing depolarization and permeabilization of oral streptococcal cell membrane are associated with the bactericidal activity of tPMP.
Keywords
streptococci; platelet microbicidal protein; cytoplasmic membrane; mechanism;
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