修改的乳氧化酶系统作为一个有前途的抗菌剂:在体外研究Streptococcus mutans生物膜
Marcin Magacz1,2, Sergio Alatorre-Santamaría3, Karolina Kędziora1
1Department of Medical Diagnostics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30-688 Kraków, Poland.
International journal of molecular sciences
|August 12, 2023
概括
乳氧化酶 (LPO) 系统,特别是含有的乳,有效地抑制Streptococcus mutans生物膜的形成和乳酸盐的产生,为预防牙损伤提供了一种新的策略.
科学领域:
- 口腔微生物学 口腔微生物学
- 生物化学 生物化学
- 抗微生物系统 抗微生物系统
背景情况:
- 牙损是一种普遍的慢性疾病,与Streptococcus mutans生物膜有关.
- 乳酸氧化酶 (LPO) 系统是一种天然的抗微生物防御,具有预防虫的潜力.
- 调查LPO系统修改可以揭示新的抗生物膜策略.
研究的目的:
- 评估修改后的LPO系统对Streptococcus mutans的疗效.
- 评估LPO-基质相互作用对生物膜形成和代谢活动的影响.
- 为了确定最佳的LPO系统修改,以预防.
主要方法:
- 用四种不同的 (伪) 化物基质对LPO系统进行修改:酸,酸-酸,酸和酸.
- 评估Streptococcus mutans生物膜的形成,多糖合成,乳酸生产,葡萄糖/糖消耗,NAD+/NADH水平和葡萄糖运输 (PTS活动).
主要成果:
- LPO-化物系统证明了完全抑制生物膜生长和乳酸合成.
- 酸治疗增加了NAD+/NADH比率,并抑制了葡萄糖PTS活性.
- LPO-酸显示出适度抑制生物膜生长和乳酸合成.
- 其他LPO修改对乳酸合成和葡萄糖PTS的影响很小,对生物膜生物质没有影响.
结论:
- LPO-化物系统在抑制Streptococcus mutans病毒性因素方面非常有效.
- 修改后的LPO系统,特别是LPO-化物,显示出预防和控制生物膜相关的口腔疾病 (如牙损伤) 的巨大潜力.
- 对LPO系统基质的进一步研究是有必要的,以开发新的治疗策略.
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