• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.166-171
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• 2015

PURPOSE. The aim of this study was to evaluate antibacterial activity and osteoblast-like cell viability according to the ratio of titanium nitride and zirconium nitride coating on commercially pure titanium using an arc ion plating system. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Polished titanium surfaces were used as controls. Surface topography was observed by scanning electron microscopy, and surface roughness was measured using a two-dimensional contact stylus profilometer. Antibacterial activity was evaluated against Streptococcus mutans and Porphyromonas gingivalis with the colony-forming unit assay. Cell compatibility, mRNA expression, and morphology related to human osteoblast-like cells (MG-63) on the coated specimens were determined by the XTT assay and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS. The number of S. mutans colonies on the TiN, ZrN and $(Ti_{1-x}Zr_x)N$ coated surface decreased significantly compared to those on the non-coated titanium surface (P<0.05). CONCLUSION. The number of P. gingivalis colonies on all surfaces showed no significant differences. TiN, ZrN and $(Ti_{1-x}Zr_x)N$ coated titanium showed antibacterial activity against S. mutans related to initial biofilm formation but not P. gingivalis associated with advanced periimplantitis, and did not influence osteoblast-like cell viability.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.217-222
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• 2018

Phagocytosis is a fundamental process in which phagocytes capture and ingest foreign particles including pathogenic bacteria. Several oral pathogens have anti-phagocytic strategies, which allow them to escape from and survive in phagocytes. Impaired bacteria phagocytosis increases inflammation and contributes to inflammatory diseases. The purpose of this study is to investigate the influences of various agents on oral pathogenic phagocytosis. To determine phagocytosis, Streptococcus mutans, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis were stained with 5-(and-6)-carboxyfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester (CFSE), and was measured using flowcytometery and confocal microscopy. The influencing factors on phagocytosis were evaluated through the pretreatment of ROS inhibitor (N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC)), lysozyme, potassium chloride (KCI) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in THP-1 cells. Expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The phagocytosis of various bacteria increased in a MOI-dependent manner. Among the tested bacteria, phagocytosis of P. gingivalis showed the highest fluorescent intensity at same infection time. Among the tested inhibitors, the NAC treatment significantly inhibited phagocytosis in all tested bacteria. In addition, NAC treatment indicated a similar pattern under the confocal microscopy. Moreover, NAC treatment significantly increased the bacteria-induced secretion of $IL-1{\beta}$ among the tested inhibitors. Taken together, we conclude that the phagocytosis occurs differently depending on each bacterium. Down-regulation by ROS production inhibited phagocytosis and lead increased of oral pathogens-associated inflammation.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.187-193
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• 2014

충치는 사람의 구강질환 중 가장 흔한 질환으로 Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans)균이 초기 충치를 형성하는데 매우 중요한 역할을 담당한다. Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis)는 대표적인 구취 유발균으로 구취 형성에 중요한 휘발성 황화합물을 생성하는데 관여한다. 치주질환은 치은결체조직과 치조골의 파괴를 유발하여 치아의 상실을 초래할 수 있는 만성 염증성 질환으로 Prevotella intermedia (P. intermedia)가 원인균이다. 이번 연구에서는 cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC), sodium fluoride (NaF), 녹차 추출액, 솔잎 추출액을 유효성분으로 하는 마우스워시 제품을 사용하여 S. mutans 균을 포함, 구강질환 균으로 널리 알려진 P. gingivalis, P. intermedia 대해 항균 효과를 확인하고자 하였다. 그 결과 시험군의 경우 S. mutans, P. gingivalis 에 대해 30 s 내에 4.00 Log, 4.68 Log의 사멸력을 확인하였고, P. intermedia의 경우 30 s 2.40 Log, 60 s 2.70 Log 사멸력을 확인하였다. 또한 Dentocult SM Strip mutans (SM Strip) 염색방법을 적용하여 S. mutans 균의 감소여부를 시각적 자료로 쉽게 확인할 수 있었다. 이와 같은 결과를 통해 CPC, NaF, 녹차 추출액, 솔잎 추출액을 포함한 마우스워시 제품은 구강균 사멸을 통해 충치 및 구취와 같은 구강질환 예방에 효과가 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.403-420
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• 2000

The treatment and prevention of periodontitis is focused on the reduction and the elimination of pathogenic bacteria, especially A. actinomycetemcomitans and black pigmented bacteria such as P. gingivalis. To prevent recurrent disease, the recolonization of these bacteria should be inhibited in the periodontal pocket. Since the replacement therapy was introduced in periodontics by Hillman et al, Jeong et al reported that hydrogen peroxide-producing Lactobacillus acidophilus V-20 completely inhibited P. gingivalis and A. actino - mycetemcomitans in vitro and mouth gargling with Lactobacillus acidophilus V-20 in periodontitis patients during the maintenance phase improved clinical condition and reduced the No. of P. gingivalis and A. actinomycetemcomitans at 4 weeks of treatment. Prior to replacement therapy with bacteria, dynamics of microbial colonization should be considered. This study was performed to evaluate the change in the viable cell number of Lactobacilli and P. gingivalis after oral administration of L. acidophilus V-20. In periodontal health, gargling increased the No. of Lactobacilli in saliva, buccal mucosa, supragingival plaque from the first week, which maintained for 2-3 weeks after gargling stop, and then returned to the undetectable baseline level at the ninth week. In the periodontal pocket of moderate periodontitis patients, daily irrigation for 1 week and weekly irrigation for subsequent 3 weeks decreased the viable cell number of P. gingivalis during the period of irrigation and increased the number of Lactobacilli, which was maintained from the second to the seventh week. L. acidophilus V-20 was isolated for the first 2 weeks of oral administration, and the 3 different strains of Lactobacilli were isolated continuously for remaining period and identified as L. ali - mentarius, L. casei subspecies casei and L. fructosus. The first two Lactobacilli strains completely inhibited P. gingivalis in vitro and all the isolated Lactobacilli strains reduced the artificial plaque formation by 55-63%. These results showed that mouth gargling or pocket irrigation with L. acidophilus V-20 increased the No. of intraoral Lactobacilli and caused to decrease in the No. of P. gingivalis. This suggests that the replacement therapy by these Lactobacilli might be useful in the maintenance care of periodontal patients.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2017

Background: Periodontitis is generally a chronic disorder characterized by the breakdown of tooth-supporting tissues. P. gingivalis, a Gram-negative anaerobic rod, is one of the major pathogens associated with periodontitis. Frequently, P. gingivalis infection leads to cell death. However, the correlation between P. gingivalis-induced cell death and periodontal inflammation remains to be elucidated. Among cell deaths, the death of immune cells appears to play a significant role in inflammatory response. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine P. gingivalis-induced cell death, focusing on autophagy and apoptosis in THP-1 cells. Methods: Human acute monocytic leukemia cell line (THP-1) was used for all experiments. Autophagy induced by P. gingivalis in THP-1 cells was examined by Cyto ID staining. Intracellular autophagic vacuoles were observed by fluorescence microscopy using staining Acridine orange (AO); and 3-methyladenine (3-MA) was used to inhibit autophagy. Total cell death was measured by LDH assay. Cytokine production was measured by an ELISA method. Results: P. gingivalis induced autophagy in an MOI-dependent manner in THP-1 cells, but 3-MA treatment decreased autophagy and increased the apoptotic blebs. P. gingivalis infection did not increase apoptosis compared to the control cells, whereas inhibition of autophagy by 3-MA significantly increased apoptosis in P. gingivalis-infected THP-1 cells. Inhibition of autophagy by 3-MA also increased total cell deaths and inflammatory cytokine production, including $IL-1{\beta}$ and $TNF-{\alpha}$. Conclusion: P. gingivalis induced autophagy in THP-1 cells, but the inhibition of autophagy by 3-MA stimulated apoptosis, leading to increased cell deaths and pro-inflammatory cytokines production. Hence, the modulation of cell deaths may provide a mechanism to fight against invading microorganisms in host cells and could be a promising way to control inflammation.

• 대한치과의료관리학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.61-64
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• 2021

• 생명과학회지
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• 제32권10호
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• pp.792-802
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 천연물유래 기능성 식의약품 소재로써 회화나무의 이용 가능성을 알아보기 위해 회화나무 꽃(괴화), 열매(괴각), 가지(괴지)를 에탄올에 추출한 다음 회화나무 부위별 추출물의 항산화 활성과 항균활성을 조사하였다. 항산화 활성을 측정한 결과, 총 폴리페놀과 플라보노이드 함량은 괴각, 괴지에 비해 괴화 추출물에서 유의적으로 높게 나타났지만, ABTS 라디칼 소거능과 DPPH 라디칼 소거능, ORAC 지수는 괴지 추출물에서 높게 나타났다. 회화나무 추출물 중 괴지 추출물이 P. gingivalis에 대해 가장 우수한 항균활성을 나타내었으며, MIC는 0.2 mg/ml이였다. 또한, 괴지 추출물은 0.4 mg/ml 이하의 농도에서는 P. gingivalis에 대해 정균작용을 나타내었고, 0.6 mg/ml 이상의 농도에서는 살균작용을 나타내었다. 괴지 추출물(0.2-2.0 mg/ml)이 처리된 배양액에서 P. gingivalis KCTC5352의 바이오필름 형성과 세균 생육은 추출물의 농도가 증가할수록 농도의존적으로 억제되는 경향을 나타내었고, 섬모 관련 유전자인 fimA와 mfa1의 mRNA 발현도 괴지 추출물의 농도가 증가할수록 감소되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이상의 결과를 종합하면, 회화나무 추출물 중 괴지 추출물은 항산화 활성이 높고, P. gingivalis에 대해 낮은 농도에서는 정균작용을 하고, 높은 농도에서는 살균작용을 하는 항균 소재일 뿐만 아니라 P. gingivalis의 섬모 유전자 발현을 억제함으로써 초기 치면세균막 형성을 억제할 수도 있기 때문에 기능성 식의약품소재로서 개발 가능성이 높다고 판단된다.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.33-39
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• 2002

본 연구는 P. gingivalis biofilm을 쥐에 면역했을 경우 숙주의 면역체계중에서 T 임파구가 어떻게 반응하는가를 비교연구한 것으로 P. gingivalis biofilm은 단일 세균으로 구성된 것과, F. nucleatum과 복합된 것 공히 T 임파구가 유리하는 cytokine 중에서 IFN-gamma의 현저한 감소를 초래하는 것으로 판명되어, 향후 숙주 면역방어체계에 미치는 영향을 연구하는 중요한 지침자료를 제공해 주었다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.153-163
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• 2004

There are normal inhabitants doing medically useful functions in the body. There are many kinds of bacteria performing specific functions in the oral cavity. Two strains of lactic acid bacteria were isolated from normal inhabitants of children 's oral cavity, which inhibited the the production of halitosis by anaerobic bacteria. The authors identified the isolates by the lest using API 50 CHL medium kit. 1. Two isolates were Gram-positive bacilli and produced hydrogen peroxide. 2. The optical density was 1.286 in the supernatant of Fusobacterium nucleatum after vortexing for 30 minutes, whereas in the supernatant of combined Fusobacterium nucleatum and each isolate, they were reduced to 0.628 and 0.497, which the percentages of coaggregation between them were 29.4% and 57.8%, respectively. 3. The optical density of Fusobacterium nucleatum precipitate was 1.794 in the culture media containing cysteine and $FeSO_4$, being reduced to 1.144 and 0.915 in the coaggregated precipitates of Fusobacterium nucleatum and each isolate. 4. The optical density of Porphyromonas gingivalis precipitate was 1.932 in the culture media, being reduced to 1.170 and 1.266 in the coaggregated precipitates of Porphyromonas gingivalis and each isolate. 5. When two isolates were tested with API 50 CHL medium kit, those were identified as Lactobaciallius salivarius and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.292-296
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• 2013

본 연구는 multiplex real-time PCR을 이용하여 Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Campylobacter rectus, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Tannerella forsythus, Treponema denticola, Prevotella intermedia 등과 같은 6종의 주요 치주 질환 원인 미생물들을 동시에 검출할 수 있는 분석 방법에 관한 것이다. 4개의 형광 염료를 사용하여 internal control과 함께 3개의 균종씩 나누어 분석하였으며, 분석 대상 균종 간 그리고 다른 종류의 구강 미생물 균종과의 간섭과 교차 반응이 없음을 확인하였다. 본 연구의 multiplex real-time PCR은 타액과 플라그 등의 다양한 샘플에 포함되어 있는 각 미생물들을 정성, 정량적으로 분석할 수 있었으며, 치주염 환자와 건강한 사람들에 대한 비교 분석 결과 분명한 차이를 발견 할 수 있었다.