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Salivary anti-candidal assays.

R P Santarpia1, L Xu, K Lal

  • 1School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York, Stony Brook.

Oral Microbiology and Immunology
|February 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary

Saliva can inhibit Candida albicans growth, but direct testing is difficult. Pre-incubation, acidification, and boiling are needed to accurately measure antifungal activity in saliva against this common yeast.

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Area of Science:

  • Oral microbiology
  • Immunology
  • Antimicrobial research

Background:

  • Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen.
  • Saliva contains antimicrobial components with potential antifungal activity.
  • Directly assaying saliva's antifungal effect on Candida albicans viability is challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the antifungal activity of human saliva against Candida albicans blastospores.
  • To optimize methods for quantifying salivary antifungal effects.
  • To investigate the impact of pH and cell concentration on antifungal activity.

Main Methods:

  • Pre-incubation of Candida albicans with parotid, submandibular-sublingual, and whole salivas.
  • Assessing blastospore viability and germ tube formation after saliva treatment.
  • Utilizing acidification, boiling, and buffer resuspension for accurate quantification.
  • Evaluating antifungal activity at various yeast cell concentrations and pH levels.

Main Results:

  • Direct viability assays were unsuccessful; pre-incubation and specific treatments were required.
  • Acidification and boiling improved reproducibility of antifungal activity measurements.
  • Inhibition of germ tube formation was detectable directly in saliva, unlike viability.
  • Antifungal effects on division were minimal above 10^6 CFU/ml and pH-independent.
  • Germ tube formation inhibition was significant at pH 5.

Conclusions:

  • Specific pre-treatment methods are essential for accurate assessment of salivary antifungal activity against Candida albicans.
  • Saliva possesses antifungal components, but their bioavailability may be limited.
  • Further research into salivary antifungal mechanisms in health and disease is warranted.

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