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- Title
Inhibitory Effect of Adsorption of Streptococcus mutans onto Scallop-Derived Hydroxyapatite.
- Authors
Usuda, Momoko; Kametani, Mariko; Hamada, Masakazu; Suehiro, Yuto; Matayoshi, Saaya; Okawa, Rena; Naka, Shuhei; Matsumoto-Nakano, Michiyo; Akitomo, Tatsuya; Mitsuhata, Chieko; Koumoto, Kazuya; Kawauchi, Keiko; Nishikata, Takahito; Yagi, Masatoshi; Mizoguchi, Toshiro; Fujikawa, Koki; Taniguchi, Taizo; Nakano, Kazuhiko; Nomura, Ryota
- Abstract
Hydroxyapatite adsorbs various substances, but little is known about the effects on oral bacteria of adsorption onto hydroxyapatite derived from scallop shells. In the present study, we analyzed the effects of adsorption of Streptococcus mutans onto scallop-derived hydroxyapatite. When scallop-derived hydroxyapatite was mixed with S. mutans, a high proportion of the bacterial cells adsorbed onto the hydroxyapatite in a time-dependent manner. An RNA sequencing analysis of S. mutans adsorbed onto hydroxyapatite showed that the upregulation of genes resulted in abnormalities in pathways involved in glycogen and histidine metabolism and biosynthesis compared with cells in the absence of hydroxyapatite. S. mutans adsorbed onto hydroxyapatite was not killed, but the growth of the bacteria was inhibited. Electron microscopy showed morphological changes in S. mutans cells adsorbed onto hydroxyapatite. Our results suggest that hydroxyapatite derived from scallop shells showed a high adsorption ability for S. mutans. This hydroxyapatite also caused changes in gene expression related to the metabolic and biosynthetic processes, including the glycogen and histidine of S. mutans, which may result in a morphological change in the surface layer and the inhibition of the growth of the bacteria.
- Subjects
CARIOGENIC agents; STREPTOCOCCUS mutans; HYDROXYAPATITE; ADSORPTION (Chemistry); BACTERIAL cells
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023, Vol 24, Issue 14, p11371
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms241411371