• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.111-118
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• 2021

Periodontitis and periimplantitis are caused as a result of dental biofilm formation. This biofilm is composed of multiple species of pathogens. Therefore, controlling biofilm formation is critical for disease prevention. To inhibit biofilm formation, sugars can be used to interrupt lectin-involving interactions between bacteria or between bacteria and a host. In this study, we evaluated the effect of D-Arabinose on biofilm formation of putative periodontal pathogens as well as the quorum sensing activity and whole protein profiles of the pathogens. Crystal violet staining, confocal laser scanning microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy revealed that D-Arabinose inhibited biofilm formation of Porphyromonas gingivalis, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and Tannerella forsythia. D-Arabinose also significantly inhibited the activity of autoinducer 2 of F. nucleatum and the expression of representative bacterial virulence genes. Furthermore, D-Arabinose treatment altered the expression of some bacterial proteins. These results demonstrate that D-Arabinose can be used as an antibiofilm agent for the prevention of periodontal infections.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.42-51
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• 2023

This study aimed to characterize a lytic Salmonella Typhimurium-specific (ST) phage and its biofilm control capability against S. Typhimurium biofilm on polypropylene surface. ST phage was isolated, propagated, and purified from water used in a slaughterhouse. The morphology of ST phage was observed via transmission electron microscopy. Its bactericidal effect was evaluated by determining bacterial concentrations after the phage treatment at various multiplicities of infection (MOIs) of 0.01, 1.0, and 100. Once the biofilm was formed on the polypropylene tube after incubation at 37℃ for 48 h, the phage was treated and its antibiofilm capability was determined using crystal violet staining and plate count method. The phage was isolated and purified at a final concentration of ~11 log PFU/mL. It was identified as a myophage with an icosahedral head (~104 nm) and contractile tail (~90-115 nm). ST phage could significantly decrease S. Typhimurium population by ~2.8 log CFU/mL at an MOI of 100. After incubation for 48 h, biofilm formation on polypropylene surface was confirmed with a bacterial population of ~6.9 log CFU/cm². After 1 h treatment with ST phage, the bacterial population in the biofilm was reduced by 2.8 log CFU/cm². Therefore, these results suggest that lytic ST phage as a promising biofilm control agent for eradicating S. Typhimurium biofilm formed on food contact surfaces.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권11호
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• pp.1829-1835
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• 2016

Dental caries is caused by cariogenic biofilm, an oral biofilm including Streptococcus mutans. Recently, the prevention of dental caries using various probiotics has been attempted. Lactococcus lactis HY 449 is a probiotic bacterium. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of L. lactis HY 449 on cariogenic biofilm and to analyze its inhibitory mechanisms. Cariogenic biofilm was formed in the presence or absence of L. lactis HY 449 and L. lactis ATCC 19435, and analyzed with a confocal laser microscope. The formation of cariogenic biofilm was reduced in cultures spiked with both L. lactis strains, and L. lactis HY 449 exhibited more inhibitory effects than L. lactis ATCC 19435. In order to analyze and to compare the inhibitory mechanisms, the antibacterial activity of the spent culture medium from both L. lactis strains against S. mutans was investigated, and the expression of glucosyltransferases (gtfs) of S. mutans was then analyzed by real-time RT-PCR. In addition, the sucrose fermentation ability of both L. lactis strains was examined. Both L. lactis strains showed antibacterial activity and inhibited the expression of gtfs, a nd t he d ifference b etween both strains did not show. In the case of sucrose-fermenting ability, L. lactis HY 449 fermented sucrose but L. lactis ATCC 19435 did not. L. lactis HY 449 inhibited the uptake of sucrose and the gtfs expression of S. mutans, whereby the development of cariogenic biofilm may be inhibited. In conclusion, L. lactis HY 449 may be a useful probiotic for the prevention of dental caries.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.195-201
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• 2015

Objectives: The use of chitosan nanoparticles (CNPs) in endodontics is of interest due to their antibiofilm properties. This study was to investigate the ability of bioactive CNPs to remove the smear layer and inhibit bacterial recolonization on dentin. Materials and Methods: One hundred bovine dentin sections were divided into five groups (n = 20 per group) according to the treatment. The irrigating solutions used were 2.5% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) for 20 min, 17% ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) for 3 min and 1.29 mg/mL CNPs for 3 min. The samples were irrigated with either distilled water (control), NaOCl, NaOCl-EDTA, NaOCl-EDTA-CNPs or NaOCl-CNPs. After the treatment, half of the samples (n = 50) were used to assess the chelating effect of the solutions using portable scanning electronic microscopy, while the other half (n = 50) were infected intra-orally to examine the post-treatment bacterial biofilm forming capacity. The biovolume and cellular viability of the biofilms were analysed under confocal laser scanning microscopy. The Kappa test was performed for examiner calibration, and the non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis and Dunn tests (p < 0.05) were used for comparisons among the groups. Results: The smear layer was significantly reduced in all of the groups except the control and NaOCl groups (p < 0.05). The CNPs-treated samples were able to resist biofilm formation significantly better than other treatment groups (p < 0.05). Conclusions: CNPs could be used as a final irrigant during root canal treatment with the dual benefit of removing the smear layer and inhibiting bacterial recolonization on root dentin.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.330-337
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 천연물유래 구강건강 개선소재로써 노각나무의 이용 가능성을 알아보기 위해 노각나무 잎과 줄기를 에탄올에 추출한 다음 구강미생물에 대한 추출물의 항균활성을 조사하였다. 노각나무 잎과 줄기 추출물(1 mg/disc)은 구강미생물 중 P. gingivalis KCTC5352에 대해서만 항균활성을 나타내었으며 줄기보다는 잎 추출물의 항균활성이 우수하였다. 시판되고 있는 구강케어제품에 사용되고 있는 항균제와 노각나무 잎 추출물의 항균활성을 비교한 결과, P. gingivalis에 대한 노각나무 잎 추출물과 양성대조구로 사용한 triclosan의 항균활성은 유사하게 나타났으며. P. gingivalis에 대한 노각나무 잎 추출물의 MIC는 0.4 mg/ml이고 정균작용을 하였다. 노각나무 잎추출물이 0.2-2.0 mg/ml 농도로 처리된 배양액에서 P. gingivalis KCTC5352의 생물막 형성과 세균 생육은 추출물의 농도가 증가할수록 농도의존적으로 억제되는 경향을 보였다. 또한 노각나무 잎 추출물(1 mg/ml) 처리가 P. gingivalis의 생물막 형성에 미치는 영향을 주사전자현미경으로 관찰한 결과에 의하면 추출물을 처리하지 않은 대조구는 추출물 처리구에 비해 P. gingivalis가 군집을 이루며 모여 있었고 세포 주변에서 생물막이 관찰되었지만 추출물을 처리한 처리구의 세포 주변에서는 생물막을 관찰할 수 없었다. qRT-PCR을 이용하여 생물막 형성 초기 과정에서 치면 부착에 필수적인 섬모(fimbriae)관련 mRNA 발현 양상을 0조사한 결과, 노각나무 잎 추출물이 0.2-2.0 mg/ml의 농도로 처리된 배양액에서 fimA와 mfa1 유전자 발현은 추출물의 농도가 높아질수록 농도의존적으로 억제되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이상의 결과를 종합하면 노각나무 잎 추출물은 치주질환 원인균인 P. gingivalis에 대한 항균 활성과 생물막 형성 억제능이 우수하기 때문에 천연물유래 구강건강 개선소재로써 이용 가능성이 높을 것으로 판단된다.