Journal article
Oral colonization and cariogenicity of Streptococcus gordonii in specific pathogen-free TAN:SPFOM(OM)BR rats consuming starch or sucrose diets
Archives of oral biology, Vol.46(4), pp.323-333
04/01/2001
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9969(00)00126-6
PMID: 11269866
Abstract
The significance of
Streptococcus gordonii in dental caries is undefined, as is that of other α-amylase-binding bacteria (ABB) commonly found in the mouth. To clarify the ecological and cariological roles of
S. gordonii our specific pathogen-free Osborne–Mendel rats, TAN:SPFOM(OM)BR, were fed either diet 2000 (containing 56% confectioner's sugar, most of which is sucrose) or diet 2000CS (containing 56% cornstarch,
in lieu of confectioner's sugar) and inoculated with
S. gordonii strains. Uninoculated rats were free of both indigenous mutans streptococci (MS) and ABB, including
S. gordonii, as shown by culture on mitis salivarius and blood agars of swabs and sonicates of dentitions after weanlings had consumed these diets for 26 days. ABB were detected by radiochemical assay using [
125I]-amylase reactive to α-amylase-binding protein characteristic of the surface of
S. gordonii and other ABB. No ABB were detected (detection limit <1 colony-forming units in 10
6 colony-forming units). Thus the TAN:SPFOM(OM)BR colony presents a ‘clean animal model’ for subsequent study. Consequently,
S. gordonii strains Challis or G9B were used to inoculate weanling rat groups consuming either the high-sucrose diet 2000 or the cornstarch diet 2000CS. Two additional groups fed each of these diets remained unioculated. Recoveries of inoculants were tested 12 and 26 days later by oral swabs and sonication of the molars of one hemimandible of each animal, respectively. Uninoculated animals were reconfirmed to be free of ABB and mutans streptococci, but inoculated ones eating diet 2000CS had
S. gordonii recoveries of 1–10% or, if eating diet 2000, 10–30% of total colony-farming units in sonicates. There were no statistically significant differences among the inoculated and uninoculated animal groups’ caries scores when they ate the cornstarch diet. Lesion scores for sucrose-eating rats were, however, from 2.4–5.1-fold higher than for cornstarch-eating rats,
P<0.001, and were still higher if animals had been inoculated with either Challis (1.41-fold) or G9B (1.64-fold), than if uninoculated, both
P<0.001, so long as the rats ate the sucrose diet. Therefore, TAN:SPFOM(OM)BR rats do not harbour ABB or
S. gordonii but can be colonized by
S. gordonii. Colonization levels of
S. gordonii on the teeth are higher in the presence of high sucrose than with high starch-containing diets. Caries scores are augmented by sucrose compared with starch, and are further augmented by
S gordonii colonization.
S. gordonii is thus cariologically significant in the presence of sucrose, at least in this rat.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Oral colonization and cariogenicity of Streptococcus gordonii in specific pathogen-free TAN:SPFOM(OM)BR rats consuming starch or sucrose diets
- Creators
- J.M. Tanzer - University of Connecticut Health CenterL.K. Baranowski - University of Connecticut Health CenterJ.D. Rogers - University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkE.M. Haase - University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkF.A. Scannapieco - University at Buffalo, State University of New York
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Archives of oral biology, Vol.46(4), pp.323-333
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0003-9969(00)00126-6
- PMID
- 11269866
- ISSN
- 0003-9969
- eISSN
- 1879-1506
- Number of pages
- 11
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/2001
- Academic Unit
- Periodontics
- Record Identifier
- 9984737962002771
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