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Effect of Calcium Ion Supplementation on Oral Microbial Composition and Biofilm Formation In Vitro. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10091780. [PMID: 36144381 PMCID: PMC9500923 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10091780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The oral cavity contains a variety of ecological niches with very different environmental conditions that shape biofilm structure and composition. The space between the periodontal tissue and the tooth surface supports a unique anaerobic microenvironment that is bathed in the nutrient-rich gingival crevicular fluid (GCF). During the development of periodontitis, this environment changes and clinical findings reported a sustained level of calcium ion concentration in the GCF collected from the periodontal pockets of periodontitis patients. Here, we report the effect of calcium ion supplementation on human oral microbial biofilm formation and community composition employing an established SHI medium-based in vitro model system. Saliva-derived human microbial biofilms cultured in calcium-supplemented SHI medium (SHICa) exhibited a significant dose-dependent increase in biomass and metabolic activity. The effect of SHICa medium on the microbial community composition was evaluated by 16S rRNA gene sequencing using saliva-derived microbial biofilms from healthy donors and periodontitis subjects. In this study, intracellular microbial genomic DNA (iDNA) and extracellular DNA (eDNA) were analyzed separately at the genus level. Calcium supplementation of SHI medium had a differential impact on iDNA and eDNA in the biofilms derived from healthy individuals compared to those from periodontitis subjects. In particular, the genus-level composition of the eDNA portion was distinct between the different biofilms. This study demonstrated the effect of calcium in a unique microenvironment on oral microbial complex supporting the dynamic transformation and biofilm formation.
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Poly(styryl bisphosphonate) nanoparticles with a narrow size distribution: Synthesis, characterization and antibacterial applications. Eur Polym J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Sakaue Y, Takenaka S, Ohsumi T, Domon H, Terao Y, Noiri Y. The effect of chlorhexidine on dental calculus formation: an in vitro study. BMC Oral Health 2018; 18:52. [PMID: 29587817 PMCID: PMC5872527 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-018-0517-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) has been proven to be effective in preventing and controlling biofilm formation. At the same time, an increase in calculus formation is known as one of considerable side effects. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether mineral deposition preceding a calculus formation would occur at an early stage after the use of CHG using an in vitro saliva-related biofilm model. Methods Biofilms were developed on the MBEC™ device in brain heart infusion (BHI) broth containing 0.5% sucrose at 37 °C for 3 days under anaerobic conditions. Biofilms were periodically exposed to 1 min applications of 0.12% CHG every 12 h and incubated for up to 2 days in BHI containing a calcifying solution. Calcium and phosphate in the biofilm were measured using atomic absorption spectrophotometry and a phosphate assay kit, respectively. Morphological structure was observed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), and chemical composition was analyzed with an electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA). Results The concentrations of Ca and Pi following a single exposure to CHG increased significantly compared with the control. Repeatedly exposing biofilms to CHG dose-dependently increased Ca deposition, and the amount of Ca was five times as much as that of the control. Pi levels in CHG-treated biofilms were significantly higher than those from the control group (p < 0.05); however, the influence of the number of exposures was limited. Analyses using an SEM and EPMA showed many clusters containing calcium and phosphate complexes in CHG-treated biofilms. Upon composition analysis of the clusters, calcium was detected at a greater concentration than phosphate. Conclusions Findings suggested that CHG may promote mineral uptake into the biofilm soon after its use. It is necessary to disrupt the biofilm prior to the start of a CHG mouthwash in order to reduce the side effects associated with this procedure. The management of patients is also important.
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- Yuuki Sakaue
- Division of Cariology, Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 2-5274, Gakkocho-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, 951-8514, Japan
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- Division of Cariology, Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 2-5274, Gakkocho-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, 951-8514, Japan
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- Division of Cariology, Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 2-5274, Gakkocho-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, 951-8514, Japan
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- Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 2-5274, Gakkocho-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, 951-8514, Japan
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- Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 2-5274, Gakkocho-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, 951-8514, Japan
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- Division of Cariology, Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 2-5274, Gakkocho-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, 951-8514, Japan.
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Tal N, Rudnick-Glick S, Grinberg I, Natan M, Banin E, Margel S. Engineering of a New Bisphosphonate Monomer and Nanoparticles of Narrow Size Distribution for Antibacterial Applications. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:1458-1469. [PMID: 30023805 PMCID: PMC6044825 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b01686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In recent years, many bacteria have developed resistance to commonly used antibiotics. It is well-known that calcium is essential for bacterial function and cell wall stability. Bisphosphonates (BPs) have high affinity to calcium ions and are effective calcium chelators. Therefore, BPs could potentially be used as antibacterial agents. This article provides a detailed description regarding the synthesis of a unique BP vinylic monomer MA-Glu-BP (methacrylate glutamate bisphosphonate) and polyMA-Glu-BP nanoparticles (NPs) for antibacterial applications. polyMA-Glu-BP NPs were synthesized by dispersion copolymerization of the MA-Glu-BP monomer with the primary amino monomer N-(3-aminopropyl)methacrylamide hydrochloride (APMA) and the cross-linker monomer tetra ethylene glycol diacrylate, to form cross-linked NPs with a narrow size distribution. The size and size distribution of polyMA-Glu-BP NPs were controlled by changing various polymerization parameters. Near-infrared fluorescent polyMA-Glu-BP NPs were prepared by covalent binding of the dye cyanine7 N-hydroxysuccinimide to the primary amino groups belonging to the APMA monomeric units on the polyMA-Glu-BP NPs. The affinity of the near-infrared fluorescent polyMA-Glu-BP NPs toward calcium was demonstrated in vitro by a coral model. Cytotoxicity, cell uptake, and antibacterial properties of the polyMA-Glu-BP NPs against two common bacterial pathogens representing Gram-negative bacteria, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and two representing Gram-positive bacteria, Listeria innocua and Staphylococcus aureus, were then demonstrated.
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- Nimrod Tal
- The Institute of Nanotechnology
and Advanced Materials, Department
of Chemistry, and The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, The Institute
for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel
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- The Institute of Nanotechnology
and Advanced Materials, Department
of Chemistry, and The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, The Institute
for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel
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- The Institute of Nanotechnology
and Advanced Materials, Department
of Chemistry, and The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, The Institute
for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel
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- The Institute of Nanotechnology
and Advanced Materials, Department
of Chemistry, and The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, The Institute
for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel
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- The Institute of Nanotechnology
and Advanced Materials, Department
of Chemistry, and The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, The Institute
for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel
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- The Institute of Nanotechnology
and Advanced Materials, Department
of Chemistry, and The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, The Institute
for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel
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Venegas SC, Palacios JM, Apella MC, Morando PJ, Blesa MA. Calcium Modulates Interactions between Bacteria and Hydroxyapatite. J Dent Res 2016; 85:1124-8. [PMID: 17122166 DOI: 10.1177/154405910608501211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Bacterial adhesion onto hydroxyapatite is known to depend on the surface properties of both the biomaterial and the bacterial strain, but less is known about the influence of the composition of the aqueous medium. Here, the adhesion of Streptococcus mutans and 3 different Lactobacilli on powdered hydroxyapatite was shown to change with Ca2+ concentration. The effect depends on the surface properties of each strain. Adhesion of Lactobacillus fermentum and salivarius (and of Streptococcus mutans at low Ca2+) was enhanced with increasing Ca2+ concentration. Lactobacillus casei was efficiently removed by adhesion on hydroxyapatite, even without Ca2+ addition, and the effect of this ion was only marginal. The results are interpreted in terms of Ca2+-mediated adhesion, and relative to the hydrophobic properties of each strain and the electrical properties of the bacterial and solid surfaces (electrophoretic mobility).
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- S C Venegas
- Centro de Referencia para Lactobacilos (CERELA), Chacabuco 145, 4000, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina
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Pessan J, Alves K, Ramires I, Taga M, Sampaio F, Whitford G, Buzalaf M. Effects of Regular and Low-fluoride Dentifrices on Plaque Fluoride. J Dent Res 2010; 89:1106-10. [DOI: 10.1177/0022034510375827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Previous studies have indicated that the use of low-fluoride dentifrices could lead to proportionally higher plaque fluoride levels when compared with conventional dentifrices. This double-blind, randomized, crossover study determined the effects of placebo, low-fluoride, and conventional dentifrices on plaque fluoride concentrations ([F]) in children living in communities with 0.04, 0.72, and 3.36 ppm F in the drinking water. Children used the toothpastes twice daily, for 1 wk. Samples were collected 1 and 12 hrs after the last use of dentifrices and were analyzed for fluoride and calcium. Similar increases were found 1 hr after the children brushed with low-fluoride ( ca. 1.9 mmol F/kg) and conventional ( ca. 2.4 mmol F/kg) dentifrices in the 0.04- and 0.72-ppm-F communities. Despite the fact that the increases were less pronounced in the 3.36-ppm-F community, our results indicate that the use of a low-fluoride dentifrice promotes a proportionally higher increase in plaque [F] when compared with that achieved with a conventional dentifrice, based on dose-response considerations.
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- J.P. Pessan
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Public Health, Araçatuba Dental School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araçatuba, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Public Health, Araçatuba Dental School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araçatuba, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo-Bauru, SP, Brazil
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- Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies - Biostatistics Unit, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
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- Health Science Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo-Bauru, SP, Brazil
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Mäkinen KK. Sugar alcohols, caries incidence, and remineralization of caries lesions: a literature review. Int J Dent 2010; 2010:981072. [PMID: 20339492 PMCID: PMC2836749 DOI: 10.1155/2010/981072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2009] [Accepted: 10/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Remineralization of minor enamel defects is a normal physiological process that is well known to clinicians and researchers in dentistry and oral biology. This process can be facilitated by various dietary and oral hygiene procedures and may also concern dentin caries lesions. Dental caries is reversible if detected and treated sufficiently early. Habitual use of xylitol, a sugar alcohol of the pentitol type, can be associated with significant reduction in caries incidence and with tooth remineralization. Other dietary polyols that can remarkably lower the incidence of caries include erythritol which is a tetritol-type alditol. Based on known molecular parameters of simple dietary alditols, it is conceivable to predict that their efficacy in caries prevention will follow the homologous series, that is, that the number of OH-groups present in the alditol molecule will determine the efficacy as follows: erythritol >/= xylitol > sorbitol. The possible difference between erythritol and xylitol must be confirmed in future clinical trials.
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- Kauko K. Mäkinen
- Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 2, 20520 Turku, Finland
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Wickham JR, Rice CV. Solid-state NMR studies of bacterial lipoteichoic acid adsorption on different surfaces. SOLID STATE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE 2008; 34:154-161. [PMID: 18617374 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssnmr.2008.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2008] [Revised: 05/21/2008] [Accepted: 06/04/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Teichoic acids are important to bacteria for surface adhesion, metal ion coordination, and other biological processes crucial to bacterial survival. In particular, the surface adhesion of teichoic acids plays a crucial role in the formation of Gram-positive biofilms. Biofilms have been implicated as the major cause of various chronic infections. Biofilm formation is essentially a four-step process beginning with the adhesion of bacteria to a surface, followed by the excretion of an extracellular polymeric substance (slime), development and maturation of the biofilm architecture, and finally biofilm spreading through bacterial release. Currently, there is very little molecular level information available for the initial adhesion of bacteria to solid surfaces. Solid-state NMR is ideally suited for the study of these samples, thus we use (31)P solid-state NMR experiments to study the initial adhesion of lipoteichoic acid (LTA) to various surfaces. (31)P CP-MAS spectra and T(1)(rho) data demonstrate that the structure of LTA changes when adhered to cellulose, cell wall peptidoglycan (PGN), or TiO(2). However, when LTA is simultaneously adhered to PGN and TiO(2) the observed structure is dependent on the amount of retained water. For LTA on TiO(2), we suggest that the alanine and glucosamine groups interact with the surface. However, during simultaneous adhesion to TiO(2) and PGN, the glucosamine groups bind to the PGN while the alanine groups bind to the surface. This arrangement traps water between the PGN and TiO(2) surface.
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- Jason R Wickham
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, 620 Parrington Oval, Room 208, Norman, OK 73019, USA
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Pessan JP, Silva SMB, Lauris JRP, Sampaio FC, Whitford GM, Buzalaf MAR. Fluoride uptake by plaque from water and from dentifrice. J Dent Res 2008; 87:461-5. [PMID: 18434577 DOI: 10.1177/154405910808700501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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It has been suggested that fluoride retention in plaque is limited by available binding sites. We determined the effects of fluoridated or placebo dentifrices on plaque and salivary fluoride concentrations [F]s in communities with different water fluoride concentrations (0.04, 0.85, 3.5 ppm). After one week of dentifrice use, samples were collected 1.0 and 12 hrs after the last use of dentifrices. After the use of fluoridated dentifrice, plaque fluoride concentrations were higher at both times, except at 12 hrs in the 3.5-ppm community. Plaque concentrations at 1.0 hr after the use of fluoridated dentifrice increased almost constantly (6.5 mmol/kg), but then decreased approximately 50% at 12 hrs in each community. Unlike previous studies, the present findings suggest that the use of fluoridated dentifrice is likely to increase plaque fluoride concentrations significantly for up to 12 hrs in areas where the water contains fluoride close to 1.0 ppm. As previously reported, plaque fluoride concentrations were directly related to calcium concentrations.
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- J P Pessan
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo-Bauru, SP, Brazil
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Law V, Seow WK, Townsend G. Factors influencing oral colonization of mutans streptococci in young children. Aust Dent J 2007; 52:93-100; quiz 159. [PMID: 17687953 DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2007.tb00471.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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This paper aims to critically review current knowledge about the key factors involved in oral colonization of the cariogenic group of bacteria, mutans streptococci (MS) in young children. MS, consisting mainly of the species Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus, are commonly cultured from the mouths of infants, with prevalence of infection ranging from around 30 per cent in 3 month old predentate children to over 80 per cent in 24 month old children with primary teeth. MS is usually transmitted to children through their mothers, and the risk of transmission increases with high maternal salivary levels of MS and frequent inoculation. Factors that affect the colonization of MS may be divided into bacterial virulence, host-related and environmental factors. Complex interaction among these factors determine the success and timing of MS colonization in the child. As clinical studies have shown that caries risk is correlated with age at which initial MS colonization occurred, strategies for the prevention of dental caries should include timely control of colonization of the cariogenic bacteria in the mouths of young children.
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- V Law
- School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Brisbane
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Pessan JP, Sicca CM, de Souza TS, da Silva SMB, Whitford GM, Buzalaf MAR. Fluoride concentrations in dental plaque and saliva after the use of a fluoride dentifrice preceded by a calcium lactate rinse. Eur J Oral Sci 2006; 114:489-93. [PMID: 17184230 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2006.00409.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Plaque fluoride concentrations ([F]) are directly related to plaque calcium concentrations [Ca]. Attempts to increase plaque F uptake from dentifrices or rinses have used methods designed to increase plaque [Ca] but with inconsistent results. This double-blind, double-crossover study tested the effect of a 150 mM calcium lactate rinse used prior to brushing with placebo or fluoridated dentifrices (1030 p.p.m. as NaF) on plaque and salivary [F] and [Ca]. Sixteen children (8-10 yr of age) were randomly assigned to four different groups according to the four treatments (placebo dentifrice or fluoridated dentifrice preceded by calcium lactate or deionized water prerinses). Plaque and saliva were collected 1 and 12 h after brushing on day 7 after starting to use the dentifrices. F was determined using the electrode and Ca was determined using atomic absorption spectrometry. Plaque and salivary [Ca] were not significantly increased after use of the calcium lactate prerinse, except for plaque [Ca] 1 h after the use of the placebo dentifrice. A significant increase in salivary [F] was associated with the calcium lactate prerinse only at 1 h after the use of the fluoridated dentifrice. The the calcium lactate prerinse did not significantly affect plaque [F] under any condition.
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- Juliano P Pessan
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
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Whitford G, Buzalaf M, Bijella M, Waller J. Plaque Fluoride Concentrations in a Community without Water Fluoridation: Effects of Calcium and Use of a Fluoride or Placebo Dentifrice. Caries Res 2005; 39:100-7. [DOI: 10.1159/000083154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2003] [Accepted: 05/20/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Arrizubieta MJ, Toledo-Arana A, Amorena B, Penadés JR, Lasa I. Calcium inhibits bap-dependent multicellular behavior in Staphylococcus aureus. J Bacteriol 2004; 186:7490-8. [PMID: 15516560 PMCID: PMC524893 DOI: 10.1128/jb.186.22.7490-7498.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bap (biofilm-associated protein) is a 254-kDa staphylococcal surface protein implicated in formation of biofilms by staphylococci isolated from chronic mastitis infections. The presence of potential EF-hand motifs in the amino acid sequence of Bap prompted us to investigate the effect of calcium on the multicellular behavior of Bap-expressing staphylococci. We found that addition of millimolar amounts of calcium to the growth media inhibited intercellular adhesion of and biofilm formation by Bap-positive strain V329. Addition of manganese, but not addition of magnesium, also inhibited biofilm formation, whereas bacterial aggregation in liquid media was greatly enhanced by metal-chelating agents. In contrast, calcium or chelating agents had virtually no effect on the aggregation of Bap-deficient strain M556. The biofilm elicited by insertion of bap into the chromosome of a biofilm-negative strain exhibited a similar dependence on the calcium concentration, indicating that the observed calcium inhibition was an inherent property of the Bap-mediated biofilms. Site-directed mutagenesis of two of the putative EF-hand domains resulted in a mutant strain that was capable of forming a biofilm but whose biofilm was not inhibited by calcium. Our results indicate that Bap binds Ca2+ with low affinity and that Ca2+ binding renders the protein noncompetent for biofilm formation and for intercellular adhesion. The fact that calcium inhibition of Bap-mediated multicellular behavior takes place in vitro at concentrations similar to those found in milk serum supports the possibility that this inhibition is relevant to the pathogenesis and/or epidemiology of the bacteria in the mastitis process.
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- María Jesús Arrizubieta
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Pública de Navarra-CSIC, Pamplona, Spain.
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Neuhaus FC, Baddiley J. A continuum of anionic charge: structures and functions of D-alanyl-teichoic acids in gram-positive bacteria. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2003; 67:686-723. [PMID: 14665680 PMCID: PMC309049 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.67.4.686-723.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 734] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Teichoic acids (TAs) are major wall and membrane components of most gram-positive bacteria. With few exceptions, they are polymers of glycerol-phosphate or ribitol-phosphate to which are attached glycosyl and D-alanyl ester residues. Wall TA is attached to peptidoglycan via a linkage unit, whereas lipoteichoic acid is attached to glycolipid intercalated in the membrane. Together with peptidoglycan, these polymers make up a polyanionic matrix that functions in (i) cation homeostasis; (ii) trafficking of ions, nutrients, proteins, and antibiotics; (iii) regulation of autolysins; and (iv) presentation of envelope proteins. The esterification of TAs with D-alanyl esters provides a means of modulating the net anionic charge, determining the cationic binding capacity, and displaying cations in the wall. This review addresses the structures and functions of D-alanyl-TAs, the D-alanylation system encoded by the dlt operon, and the roles of TAs in cell growth. The importance of dlt in the physiology of many organisms is illustrated by the variety of mutant phenotypes. In addition, advances in our understanding of D-alanyl ester function in virulence and host-mediated responses have been made possible through targeted mutagenesis of dlt. Studies of the mechanism of D-alanylation have identified two potential targets of antibacterial action and provided possible screening reactions for designing novel agents targeted to D-alanyl-TA synthesis.
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- Francis C Neuhaus
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208. USA.
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Pöllänen MT, Salonen JI, Uitto VJ. Structure and function of the tooth-epithelial interface in health and disease. Periodontol 2000 2003; 31:12-31. [PMID: 12656993 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0757.2003.03102.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Wong L, Sissons CH, Pearce EIF, Cutress TW. Calcium phosphate deposition in human dental plaque microcosm biofilms induced by a ureolytic pH-rise procedure. Arch Oral Biol 2002; 47:779-90. [PMID: 12446185 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9969(02)00114-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The objectives were to develop and characterize a procedure based on a ureolytic pH rise to deposit calcium phosphate into microcosm dental plaque biofilms and to test the importance of the plaque pH range. Plaque biofilms were cultured in a multiplaque culture system ('artificial mouth') with a continuous supply of a simulated oral fluid (basal medium mucin; BMM) with 146 mmol/l (5% w/v) sucrose periodically applied over 6 min every 8h. After initial plaque growth, the biofilms were periodically exposed for up to 16 days to 6-min applications of calcium phosphate monofluorophosphate urea (CPMU) solution containing 20 mmol/l CaCl(2), 12 mmol/l NaH(2)PO(4), 5 mmol/l monofluorophosphate and 500 mmol/l urea (pH 5.0). Three application regimes were examined, one included a sucrose-induced acidic pH fluctuation. Plaque hydrolysis of the urea in CPMU caused the pH to rise to between 8.2 and 8.8, depositing fluoridated and carbonated calcium phosphates, and possibly some calcium carbonate, into the plaque. Calcium, phosphate and fluoride deposition was rapid for about 4 days and then slowed. After 10 days' treatment under standard conditions (BMM containing 1 mmol/l urea and 1 mmol/l arginine), plaque calcium and phosphate concentrations had increased up to 50-fold and 10-fold to approximately 2-4 and 1-2 mmol/g plaque protein, respectively. The calcium, phosphate and fluoride content increased steadily. Calcium phosphate deposition was proportional to the plaque resting pH, increasing over four-fold when the BMM urea concentration was increased from 0 to 20 mmol/l, which raised the resting pH from 6.4 to 7.2 and yielded a mean plaque calcium concentration of 14.3 mmol/g protein, one subsample reaching 20.8 mmol/g protein. Supplementation of BMM with 20% human serum inhibited deposition. These results support the hypothesis that an alkaline pH in plaque is critical in promoting plaque mineralization and that mineral deposition is modulated by serum. These factors are likely to be important in regulating calculus formation.
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- L Wong
- Dental Research Group, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, P.O. Box 7343, Wellington South, New Zealand
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Biofilms are complex communities of microorganisms attached to surfaces or associated with interfaces. Despite the focus of modern microbiology research on pure culture, planktonic (free-swimming) bacteria, it is now widely recognized that most bacteria found in natural, clinical, and industrial settings persist in association with surfaces. Furthermore, these microbial communities are often composed of multiple species that interact with each other and their environment. The determination of biofilm architecture, particularly the spatial arrangement of microcolonies (clusters of cells) relative to one another, has profound implications for the function of these complex communities. Numerous new experimental approaches and methodologies have been developed in order to explore metabolic interactions, phylogenetic groupings, and competition among members of the biofilm. To complement this broad view of biofilm ecology, individual organisms have been studied using molecular genetics in order to identify the genes required for biofilm development and to dissect the regulatory pathways that control the plankton-to-biofilm transition. These molecular genetic studies have led to the emergence of the concept of biofilm formation as a novel system for the study of bacterial development. The recent explosion in the field of biofilm research has led to exciting progress in the development of new technologies for studying these communities, advanced our understanding of the ecological significance of surface-attached bacteria, and provided new insights into the molecular genetic basis of biofilm development.
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Affiliation(s)
- M E Davey
- Department of Microbiology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USA
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Rose RK. The role of calcium in oral streptococcal aggregation and the implications for biofilm formation and retention. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2000; 1475:76-82. [PMID: 10806341 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4165(00)00048-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Much work on bacterial adhesion has focussed on the colonisation of surfaces and the removal of mature biofilms. Little attention has been devoted to interactions within mature biofilms and how these might be manipulated in the cause of novel therapies. Calcium binding to oral streptococci displays characteristics of positive cooperativity and calcium uptake does not follow the same mechanism as calcium release [Rose et al., J. Dent. Res. 72 (1993) 78-84]. An investigation of the variation in dissociation constants found with respect to cell concentration (from 2.77+/-0.66 mmol/l at 5 g/l [cell] to 1.28+/-0.37 mmol/l at 20 g/l), and in particular the non-zero value of the apparent binding constant (K(app)) on extrapolation to zero cell concentration, revealed that calcium uptake could be explained by a ligand-facilitated mechanism of cell association. Hence, cell association follows a route that starts with essentially irreversible long-range interactions between the cells, mediated by as yet unidentified macromolecules, followed by reversible calcium bridging. This suggests that cells are held in place within biofilms by a web of polymers, but that proximity to neighbouring cells is dependent on calcium bridging and that this may be manipulated to allow increased penetration of therapeutic agents.
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- R K Rose
- Division of Restorative Dentistry, The Dental School, Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol, UK.
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Vogel GL, Zhang Z, Chow LC, Carey CM, Schumacher GE, Banting DW. Effect in vitro acidification on plaque fluid composition with and without a NaF or a controlled-release fluoride rinse. J Dent Res 2000; 79:983-90. [PMID: 10831102 DOI: 10.1177/00220345000790041501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Plaque fluid ion concentration changes, especially fluoride, in response to the pH decrease associated with a cariogenic episode are important components of the caries process. A "controlled-release" (CR) fluoride rinse, based on the controlled release of fluoride in the presence of calcium, has been shown to form large fluoride reservoirs in resting plaque. In this study, the in vitro acid-induced release of fluoride, and other ions, was examined in 48-hour-fasted plaque fluid from subjects (n = 11) who received no rinse, or who used a 228-ppm CR or NaF fluoride rinse 1 hr before being sampled. After collection, the plaque was centrifuged to yield plaque fluid, acidified (0.1 microL of 0.5 mol/L HCl per milligram plaque), and then re-centrifuged before a second sample was obtained. Although previous studies indicated a higher plaque fluid fluoride after the new rinse relative to NaF, no statistically significant difference was observed here. Average fluoride release after acidification (average pH, 5.2) was statistically greater following the use of the CR rinse (153 micromol/L) compared with the NaF rinse (17 micromol/L). No fluoride release was seen in the no-rinse samples. The pH, free calcium, phosphate, acetate, propionate, and buffer capacity were not affected by the different amounts of fluoride deposited in the plaque. However, following acid addition, an increase in free calcium and phosphate was observed, which was also independent of the rinse. The large release of fluoride following acidification suggests that the new rinse may provide an improved cariostatic effect.
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- G L Vogel
- American Dental Association Health Foundation, Paffenbarger Research Center, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA.
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Rose RK, Turner SJ, Dibdin GH. Effect of pH and calcium concentration on calcium diffusion in streptococcal model-plaque biofilms. Arch Oral Biol 1997; 42:795-800. [PMID: 9460532 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9969(97)00082-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Demineralization during a cariogenic episode is affected by storage and transport in dental plaque of ions released from enamel, and by the effect on both of plaque fluid pH and ion concentrations. To investigate this, 45Ca effusion from a condensed film of streptococci was measured at pH 7, 6 and 5, and 0-20 mmol/l calcium. Cells were loaded into effusion chambers and the appearance of 45Ca and [3H]-inulin in carrier-containing but initially tracer-free buffer was measured. Ratios of 45Ca and [3H]-inulin activity in the initial suspending solution and at equilibrium in the clearance solution, permitted calculation of extracellular volume and bound calcium. The rate of Ca appearance was proportional to the retarded diffusion coefficient (rDe), which was related to the effective diffusion coefficient (De) by: rDe = De/(1 + R) in which R is the ratio of bound to free Ca2+. The rate of Ca2+ effusion increased with calcium concentration, converging on a value of 2.8 x 10(-10) m2/sec. At low pH it reached convergence at a lower [Ca]. This demonstrates that calcium effusion is dependent on binding, so a high proportion of binding sites in plaque will reduce mineral loss in vivo. Loss of binding sites at low pH will increase mineral loss.
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- R K Rose
- MRC Dental Group, Dental School, Bristol, U.K
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Rose RK, Matthews SP, Hall RC. Investigation of calcium-binding sites on the surfaces of selected gram-positive oral organisms. Arch Oral Biol 1997; 42:595-9. [PMID: 9403113 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9969(97)00062-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Dental plaque is rich in anionic groups with a high calcium-binding capacity which may affect mineral dynamics at the tooth surface. The two major calcium-binding sites on Gram-positive cell surfaces are carboxylate groups (in proteins and peptidoglycan cross-links) and phosphate groups (in lipoteichoic and teichoic acid). Equilibrium dialysis was used to measure calcium-binding capacities of whole cells and purified cell-wall material (CWM) from Streptococcus mutans R9, Strep. oralis EF186, Strep. gordonii NCTC 7865, Strep. downei NCTC 11391, Actinomyces naeslundii WVU627 and Lactobacillus casei AC413. This material was stripped of phosphate (PS-CWM) and treated to mask carboxylate groups (CM-CWM). Whole-cell calcium-binding capacities ranged from 240 (Strep. downei) to 50 (L. casei) mu mol/g (dry wt). Differences in CWM, PS-CWM and CM-CWM calcium-binding capacities demonstrated the greater importance of phosphate in comparison with carboxylate groups in cell calcium binding. These data indicate that, in streptococci, calcium binding is predominantly phosphate group-based, especially in the teichoic acid-containing Strep. oralis. In the other species tested, calcium binding is predominantly carboxylate group-based.
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- R K Rose
- MRC Dental Group, Dental School, Bristol, U.K
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The oral organism Corynebacterium matruchotii was investigated for the presence of lipoteichoic acid, as this common polyanionic macroamphiphilic component of Gram-positive bacteria has been implicated in phenomena related to calcium binding. Phenol-water extraction followed by a small-scale, hydrophobic-interaction chromatography step yielded carbohydrate-containing preparations that were distinguished from lipoteichoic acid by their low phosphorus content. Subsequently, large-scale phenol-water extracts from each of three strains of C. matruchotii were purified by hydrophobic-interaction chromatography and shown to contain a heterogeneous lipoglycan fraction. The major fatty acids present were the same as for the whole-cell fatty acid profiles but differed in their relative amounts. Qualitative analysis of the lipoglycan fractions revealed similarities of carbohydrate composition with a previously characterized lipoglycan fraction from C. diphtheriae and with the lipoarabinomannan/lipomannans found in the genus Mycobacterium. The carbohydrate composition and the low phosphorus content indicated that lipoteichoic acid was absent from C. matruchotii. The calcium-binding properties of C. matruchotii therefore cannot be attributed to lipoteichoic acid.
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- I C Sutcliffe
- Department of Oral Biology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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Damen JJ, Exterkate RA, ten Cate JM. Lipoteichoic acid inhibits remineralization of artificial subsurface lesions and surface-softened enamel. J Dent Res 1995; 74:1689-94. [PMID: 7499592 DOI: 10.1177/00220345950740101001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Dental plaque produces not only acids by which underlying enamel is demineralized but also compounds which may inhibit repair of the lesions. The aim of this study was to determine how lipoteichoic acid, a bacterial compound that is abundant in dental plaque and inhibits calcium phosphate precipitation in vitro, affects the remineralization of incipient enamel lesions. Subsurface and surface-softened lesions were made in thin sections of bovine enamel, incubated with various amounts of lipoteichoic acid (isolated from Lactobacillus casei), and remineralized in 1.5 mmol/L CaCl2, 0.9 mmol/L KH2PO4, 130 mmol/L KCl, and 20 mmol/L Hepes, pH 7.0. Remineralization was followed during several weeks by repeated microradiography of the sections, and characterized by the changes in the integrated mineral loss of the lesions and the differential mineral profiles. The results showed that: (1) the effects of lipoteichoic acid on lesion remineralization were dose-dependent; (2) in subsurface lesions only the highest dose of lipoteichoic acid affected remineralization, which was delayed throughout the lesions; and (3) in surface-softened enamel, lipoteichoic acid did not affect the remineralization of the deeper parts, but remineralization of a surface zone of from 25 to 30 microns was increasingly inhibited with increasing doses. These effects were explained by different permeabilities of the surfaces of both types of lesions for the inhibitor: In subsurface lesions, lipoteichoic acid may have mainly clogged the porosities in the surface layer, whereas it could penetrate substantially into surface-softened enamel.
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- J J Damen
- Department of Cariology and Endodontology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands
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Rose RK, Hogg SD. Competitive binding of calcium and magnesium to streptococcal lipoteichoic acid. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1995; 1245:94-8. [PMID: 7654772 DOI: 10.1016/0304-4165(95)00073-k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Equilibrium dialysis was used to investigate the binding capacity and affinity of lipoteichoic acid (LTA) from the Gram-positive bacterium Streptococcus sanguis for calcium and magnesium by a competitive method. LTA was shown to bind approx. 1 mol of either calcium or magnesium per mole phosphate. Calcium and magnesium dissociation constants were found to be 8.39 +/- 0.31 mmol/l and 15.01 +/- 2.01 mmol/l respectively, indicating that S. sanguis LTA will preferentially bind calcium. LTA may act as a calcium buffer by reducing the free calcium concentration to which the cell is exposed. The capacity to produce large quantities of LTA could thus be as important as aciduricity in selection of species at caries-prone sites.
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- R K Rose
- MRC Dental Group, Dental School, Bristol, UK
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