• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.233-241
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• 2012

광역동 치료는 광감각제가 빛에 의해 활성화되면서 발생하는 화학 반응을 이용한 것으로, 치료 원리는 광화학 반응으로 자유 라디칼 및 반응성 산소가 생성되고 이 산물들에 의한 세포 독성으로 항균 효과를 가지게 되는 것이다. 이 연구의 목적은 치과 임상에서 널리 사용되는 광원(할로겐, LED)과 광감각제(erythrosine)를 이용하여, 치아 우식증과 연관된 세균인 Streptococcus mutans에 대한 광역동 치료의 항균 효과를 알아보고, 광감각제의 농도에 따른 광역동 치료의 효과를 평가하기 위함이다. 또한 임상 분리 균주와 표준 균주에 대한 광역동 치료의 효과를 비교해 보았다. 연구 결과, 표준 및 임상 분리 균주 모두 광감각제 처리 후 광조사를 시행한 군에서만 대조군에 비해 S. mutans의 유의한 감소가 나타났다. 또한 광조사를 시행한 군에서 첨가한 광감각제의 농도가 높을수록 S. mutans의 감소가 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 표준 균주와 비교 시 임상 분리 균주에서는 표준 균주와 비슷하거나 약간 낮은 S. mutans의 감소가 나타났고, 이는 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다(p < 0.05). 이상의 결과들로 보아 광감각제로 에리스로신의 사용과 광원으로 치과용 광중합기를 사용한 광역동 치료는 S. mutans 연관 질병에 대한 효과적인 치료 방법이 될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.527-533
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• 2021

연구목적: 본 연구는 대표적인 치아우식 유발 세균인 Streptococcus mutans(S. mutans)에 대한 전기분해 수소수의 항균효과와 치면세균막 억제 효과를 평가하기 위해 실시하였다. 연구방법: BHI 액체배지 상에서 6시간 배양한 S. mutans를 전기분해수소수에 1분 또는 3분 노출시켰다. 전기분해수소수의 증식억제 효과를 확인하기 위해 균주 현탁액을 Mitis Salivarius agar bacitracin(MSB) 배지 상에서 48시간 배양한 후 집락수를 계수하였으며, biofilm formation assay에 따라 crystal violet solution을 30분간 처리하여 치면세균막을 염색하고, 600 nm의 파장에서 흡광도를 측정하여 치면세균막 형성정도를 평가하였다. 연구결과: 전기분해수소수는 S. mutans의 증식과 치면세균막 형성을 유의하게 억제하였으며(p<0.001), 특히 치면세균막 형성의 경우 노출 시간이 증가함에 따라 치면세균막 형성도 유의하게 감소하였다(p<0.05). 결론: 수돗물 전기분해수소수는 S. mutans의 증식과 치면세균막 형성 억제를 통해 치아우식을 효과적으로 예방할 수 있다고 판단된다.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.321-328
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• 2022

이 연구는 Streptococcus mutans 바이오필름에 대한 에리스로신 매개 광역동 치료에서 potassium iodide (KI)의 효과를 평가하는 In vitro 실험이다. S. mutans ATCC 25175를 배양하여 hydroxyapatite disk에 바이오필름을 형성하였다. 광감각제인 에리스로신을 20 μM, KI를 각각 10, 50, 100 mM로 희석하여 적용한 뒤 광역동 치료를 시행하였다. 생존한 세균의 수는 colony forming units (CFU)/mL로 산정하였으며 Bonferroni 사후 분석을 통해 그룹 간 차이의 유의성을 확인하였다. Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM)을 이용하여 세포 생존율을 시각적으로 평가하였다. 실험 결과 KI를 적용한 후 광역동 치료를 시행한 실험군에서 KI의 농도의 관계 없이 현저한 CFU의 감소가 관찰되었다(p < 0.05). 또한 10 mM KI에 비해 100 mM KI를 적용한 실험군에서 유의한 CFU의 감소가 관찰되었다(p < 0.05). CLSM 관찰 시에도 동일한 결과를 확인하였다. KI는 모든 농도에서 S. mutans 바이오필름에 대한 에리스로신 매개 광역동 치료의 효과를 유의하게 향상시켰다. 이는 바이오필름 상태의 균주에 대한 광역동 치료의 낮은 감수성을 보완할 수 있지만, 추가적인 연구를 통한 최적의 임상 프로토콜 확립이 필요하다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.1880-1884
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• 2007

This study was conducted to find the optimum extraction condition of Gold-Thread for antibacterial activity against Streptococcus mutans using The evolutionary operation-factorial design technique. Higher antibacterial activity was achieved in a higher extraction temperature ($R^2=-0.79$) and in a longer extraction time ($R^2=-0.71$). Antibacterial activity was not affected by differentiation of the ethanol concentration in the extraction solvent ($R^2=-0.12$). The maximum antibacterial activity of clove against S. mutans determined by the EVOP-factorial technique was obtained at $80^{\circ}C$ extraction temperature, 26 h extraction time, and 50% ethanol concentration. The population of S. mutans decreased from 6.110 logCFU/ml in the initial set to 4.125 logCFU/ml in the third set.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.431-434
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• 2008

Dental caries is the destruction of the enamel of teeth by Streptoccus mutans. S. mutans has been isolated from human dental plaque and is associated with the initial development of enamel lesions. We have studied the antibacterial action of the fruit of Callistemon citrin us against a cariogenic bacterium, S. mutans. From the fruit of C. citrinus, piceatannol (3,3',4',5-tetrahydroxystilbene) was isolated by repeated column chromatography with $SiO_2$ and Sephadex LH-20. Its structure was elucidated by instrumental analysis using 1D-NMR, 2D-NMR and EI-MS. This compound was isolated from the fruit of C. citrin us for the first time. The anticarcinogenic activity of this compound was determined by using agar well-diffusion method and minimal inhibition concentration (MIC).

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.31-44
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• 1982

Streptococcus mutans strains were isolated from dental plaques of carious lesions of 53 patients on mitis-salivarius-bacitracin (MSB) and mitis-salivarius(MS) medium as a supplement. The epidemiological investigation was carried out to determine the biotypes and serotypes of S. mutans isolates. For the serotyping, autoclaved extract antigens from the isolates and serotype-specific antisera against seven known serotypes of S. mutans were prepared. The serotypes of the isolates were demonstrated in immunodiffusion test. In addtition, the prevalence of ${\beta}$-hemolysis on 5% sheep blood agar plate in restricted anaerobic condition and yellow pigment production on 5% sucrose agar plate in less anaerobic condition among the isolates were investigated. The results were as follows: 1. Forty-eight S. mutans strains were isolated from dental plaque samples of 33 patients (62.3%) among 53 patients. 2. Of the isolates, some strains were not grown on MSB medium. 3. Serotype c S. mutans was found in 60.6%, serotype d was found in 30.3% of the patients who were known to harbor S. mutans. 4. Of. the isolates, serotype c isolates were most prevalent (43.8%), serotype d isolates were 25.0%, and serotype b, e, f and g isolates were also found but in lower frequencies. Serotype a S. mutans were not detected. 5. The correlation between serotype and biotype of the isolates was found in 78.6% of the typing cases. 6. Strains revealed ${\beta}$-hemolysis were in 52.1% of the isolates, strains produced yellow pigment were in 47.9% of the isolates, and with one exception, all the strains were belong to serotype c, e and f. 7. The majority of the isolates which revealed ${\beta}$-hemolysis appeared to be yellow pigmented, these isolates were belong to serotype c, e and f.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.291-296
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• 2007

Insoluble glucans synthesized by Streptococcus mutans enhance the pathogenicity of oral biofilm by promoting the adherence and accumulation of cariogenic bacteria on the surface of the tooth. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of Leuconostoc spp. on the in vitro formation of S. mutans biofilm. Three strains, Leuconostoc gelidum A TCC 49366, Leuconostoc mesenteroides ssp. cremoris A TCC 19254 and Leuconostoc mesenteroides ssp. mesenteroides ATCC 8293, were used in this study. They exhibited profound inhibitory effects on the formation of S. mutans biofilm and on the proliferation of S. mutans. The water-soluble polymers produced from sucrose were most strongly produced by L. gelidum, followed by L. mesenteroides ssp. cremoris and L. mesenteroides ssp. mesenteroides. The mean wet weights of the artificial biofilm of S. mutans were also significantly reduced as a result of the addition of the water-soluble polymers obtained from Leuconostoc cultures. According to the results of thin-layer chromatographic analysis, the hydrolysates of the water-soluble polymers produced by Leuconostoc were identical to those of dextran T-2000, forming predominately ${\alpha}-(1-6)$ glucose linkages. These results indicate that dextran-producing Leuconostoc strains are able to inhibit the formation of S. mutans biofilm in vitro.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.75-85
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• 1982

In order to demonstrate the effect of specific serum IgG antibody on the adherence of Streptococcus mutans to smooth surface and the mechanism of effective adherence inhibition by IgG antibody, in the present study authors obtained purified IgG from different immunogen preparations of S. mutans NCTC 10449(serotype c) and observed the effect of each IgG preparation on the adherence of each S. mutans strain cultured in different conditions. In addition, the present study was undertaken to observe the cross-reactivity of IgG and the effect of sucrose concentration on the adherence of S. mutans in vitro non-growth condition. The adherence of S. mutans to glass surface was effectively inhibited by serum IgG antibody. At the same IgG concentrations, anti-2% fructose grown/1N NaCl washed S. mutans NCTC 10449 cell showed greater adherence inhibitory effect to S. mutans strains than anti-2% sucrose grown and anti-S. mutans NCTC 10449 cell wall, and the greater inhibitory effects of IgG preparations were observed in assay using 2% fructose grown S. mutans cell preparations than using 0.1% sucrose grown cell preparations. These results suggest that the more effective adherence inhibition by serum IgG antibody is due to the reaction with S. mutans cell surface antigens rather than glucan and cell-associated glucosyltransferase. The greatest adherence inhibitory effect of IgG to S. mutans strains was observed on homologous NCTC 10449 strain and the inhibition cross-reactivities were observed between serotype c, e, and f strains. More pronounced cross-reactivity of adherence inhibition of IgG to S. mutans was observed in assay using anti-2% fructose grown/1N NaCl washed cell than using other IgG preparations, and observed in assay using 2% fructose grown S. mutans cell preparations than 0.1% sucrose grown cell preparations. It was interested that low, but adequate concentration of reactive IgG antibody significantly increased the adherence ability of S. mutans. This result may be due to the formation of small cell aggregates resulted in a increase in the numbers of organisms which adhered to glass surface. The adherence of S. mutans to glass surface was possible in the absence of glucan-synthetic activity. Low level of sucrose significantly increased the adherence ability of S. mutans to glass surface, but excessive amount of sucrose induced large cell aggregates resulted in a decrease in the numbers of organism which adhered.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.375-382
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• 2010

본 연구는 임신 및 수유기간 동안 구강위생상태가 불량해질 수 있는 임산부에 있어서 장기간의 자일리톨 섭취가 Streptococcus mutans(S. mutans) 집락수에 어떠한 영향을 미치는 지에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 임산부구강건강 예방프로그램에 대상자를 자발적으로 모집하여 두 군(실험군과 대조군)으로 나눈 후 18개월간 추적 조사하였다. 자극성 타액은 오후시간(1:00-3:00 p.m.)에 초기, 6개월, 12개월 및 18개월에 채취하였다. 구강보건행태(잇솔질 횟수와 정기구강검진)에 관한 정보는 설문지를 통해서 얻어졌다. 타액 내 자일리톨군의 연구기간에 따른 S. mutans 평균집락수의 차이는 통계적으로 유의하였으며, 특히 연구초기에 비해 출산 후 6개월, 12개월 및 18개월 모두에서 유의한 감소를 나타내었다. 반면 대조군에서는 연구초기에 비해 출산 후 18개월에서만 유의한 감소를 나타내었다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 보면, 자일리톨의 장기적인 섭취는 구강 내 S. mutans 집락수를 감소시킴으로써 임산부들에 있어서도 치아우식증 예방효과가 나타날 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.41-43
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• 1991

For the purpose of survey of the antibacterial activity against a cariogenic bacterium Streptococcus mutans OMZ 176 with the introduction of hydroxyl and allyl groups to o-phenylphenol (Fig. 2, 1), 4-hydroxy-o-phenylphenol (2), and 3,6-diallyl-4-hydroxy-o-phenylphenol (4) were synthesized, sucessively. The synthesized compounds, 2 and 4 showed more potent antibacterial activity than the starting material, 1. The hydroxyl group was supposed to the essential element for the antibacterial activity and the introduction of allyl group to phenolic ring to be another element to increase the activity.