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Antimicrobial Activity and Synergism of Lactoferrin and Lysozyme Against Cariogenic Microorganisms
Andrade, Flaviana Bombarda de; Oliveira, Jair Caetano de; Yoshie, Marjorie Takei; Guimarães, Bruno Martini; Gonçalves, Rafael Braga; Schwarcz, Waleska Dias.
  • Andrade, Flaviana Bombarda de; University of São Paulo. Bauru School of Dentistry. Endodontics and Dental Materials. Department of Dentistry. Bauru. BR
  • Oliveira, Jair Caetano de; University of São Paulo. Bauru School of Dentistry. Endodontics and Dental Materials. Department of Dentistry. Bauru. BR
  • Yoshie, Marjorie Takei; University of São Paulo. Bauru School of Dentistry. Endodontics and Dental Materials. Department of Dentistry. Bauru. BR
  • Guimarães, Bruno Martini; University of São Paulo. Bauru School of Dentistry. Endodontics and Dental Materials. Department of Dentistry. Bauru. BR
  • Gonçalves, Rafael Braga; University of São Paulo. Bauru School of Dentistry. Endodontics and Dental Materials. Department of Dentistry. Bauru. BR
  • Schwarcz, Waleska Dias; University of São Paulo. Bauru School of Dentistry. Endodontics and Dental Materials. Department of Dentistry. Bauru. BR
Braz. dent. j ; 25(2): 165-169, Mar-Apr/2014. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-719216
ABSTRACT
The present study evaluated the antimicrobial in vitro effects of the salivary proteins lactoferrin and lysozyme on microorganisms involved in the carious process, obtaining their minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC). Streptococcus mutans (ATCC 25175) and Lactobacillus casei (ATCC 7469) were submitted to broth macrodilution of lysozyme at 80 mg/mL and lactoferrin at 200 mg/mL. The tubes were read in a spectrophotometer after they had been incubated at 37 °C for 18 h, in a carbon dioxide chamber, in order to read the MIC. A new subculture was carried on agar plates to obtain the MBC. The agar diffusion method was also tested, using BHI agar with 100 µL of the standardized microbial inocula. Filter-paper disks soaked in 10 µL of the solutions lactoferrin (200 µg/mL) and lysozyme (80 µg/mL) were placed on the agar surface. Inhibition halos were not observed on the plates, showing the absence of the antimicrobial effects of these proteins in this method. The bactericidal and bacteriostatic effects of lysozyme on L. casei were 50.3 mg/mL and 43.1 mg/mL respectively. The bactericidal and bacteriostatic effects on S. mutans were 68.5 mg/mL and 58.7 mg/mL. Lactoferrin did not induce any inhibitory effects on any microorganism, even in the concentration of 200 mg/mL. There was not a synergic antimicrobial effect of proteins, when they were tested together, even in the concentration of 42.8 mg/mL of lysozyme and 114 mg/mL of lactoferrin (the highest values evaluated). S. mutans and L. casei were only inhibited by lysozyme, not affected by lactoferrin and by the synergic use of both proteins.
RESUMO
O presente estudo avaliou, in vitro, o efeito antimicrobiano das proteínas salivares lactoferrina e lisozima sobre micro-organismos envolvidos no processo carioso, obtendo suas concentrações inibitórias mínimas (CIM) e bactericidas mínimas (CBM). Cepas de Streptococcus mutans (ATCC 25175) e Lactobacillus casei (ATCC 7469) foram submetidas a macrodiluição em caldo das soluções de lisozima a 80 mg/mL e lactoferrina a 200 mg/mL. A leitura dos tubos foi realizada em espectrofotômetro, após a incubação a 37 °C por 18 h em estufa de CO2, para verificação da CIM. Uma nova subcultura foi semeada em placas de ágar para a obtenção da CBM. O método de difusão em ágar foi também testado utilizando-se placas de Petri com ágar BHI com 100 µL do inóculo microbiano padronizado. Discos de filtro de papel embebidos com 10 µL das soluções de lactoferrina (200 µg/mL) e lisozima (80 µg/mL) foram colocados sobre a superfície do ágar. Não foi observado halo de inibição nas placas, demonstrando ausência de efeito antimicrobiano das proteínas neste teste. Os efeitos bactericida e bacteriostático da lisozima sobre L. casei foram 50,3 mg/mL e 43,1 mg/mL respectivamente. Os efeitos bactericida e bacteriostático sobre S. mutans foram 68,5 mg/mL e 58,7 mg/mL. A lactoferrina não induziu nenhum efeito inibitório sobre nenhuma bactéria, mesmo na concentração de 200 mg/mL. Não houve efeito antimicrobiano sinérgico das proteínas, quando testadas conjuntamente, e mesmo até em concentrações de 42,8 mg/mL de lisozima e 114 mg/mL de lactoferrina (os maiores valores avaliados). S. mutans e L. casei foram inibidos somente pela lisozima, não sendo afetados pela lactoferrina e pelo uso sinérgico de ambas proteínas.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Muramidase / Lactoferrin Language: English Journal: Braz. dent. j Journal subject: Dentistry Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: University of São Paulo/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Muramidase / Lactoferrin Language: English Journal: Braz. dent. j Journal subject: Dentistry Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: University of São Paulo/BR