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Doctoral Thesis
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/T.42.2012.tde-19042013-110450
Document
Author
Full name
Luciana Kfouri Siriani
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
São Paulo, 2012
Supervisor
Committee
Simionato, Maria Regina Lorenzetti (President)
Campos, Mario Julio Avila
Ito, Cristiane Yumi Koga
Matos, Adriana Bona
Nogueira, Fernando Neves
Title in Portuguese
Influência do gene cnm de Streptococcus mutans na formação de biofilme e na interação do microrganismo às células endoteliais.
Keywords in Portuguese
Streptococcus mutans
Biofilmes
Cárie dentária
Células endoteliais
Colágenos
Internalização
Abstract in Portuguese
Streptococcus mutans é considerado um agente etiológico primário da cárie dentária e um importante agente etiológico da endocardite infecciosa. O microrganismo pode ser classificado em quatro sorotipos (c, e, f e k), sendo o sorotipo c o mais comumente prevalente na população. S. mutans também pode acessar a corrente sanguínea e colonizar células endoteliais das artérias coronárias, através de sua ligação e posterior invasão. O gene cnm, codificador de uma proteína de ligação ao colágeno encontrado em algumas cepas de S. mutans pode ser relacionado com sua virulência. Objetivos: (1) formação de biofilmes em superfícies tratadas com colagénio e a expressão de genes a formação de biofilme chave spaP e brpA, (2) aderência (30 min e 2 h) , invasão (5h) e persistência (24h) em células endoteliais e (3) desmineralização da dentina. Tanto os experimentos de formação de biofilme dependente de colágeno quanto os de aderência, invasão e persistência em células primárias Human Coronary Artery Endothelial Cells foram realizadas utilizando cepas de S. mutans UA159 (sorotipo c), B14 (sorotipo e), OM50E (sorotipo e), LM7 (sorotipo e), OMZ175 (sorotipo f), NCTC 11060 (sorotipo f) e os isolados clínicos deste estudo 7,1 (sorotipo c), C2A4 (sorotipo e) e 61 (sorotipo k). Mutantes deletérios do gene cnm foram construídas em todas as cepas cnm positivas, exceto para C2A4. Cepas OMZ175 e 61 e seus respectivos mutantes também foram empregados para avaliar a expressão de genes spaP e brpA por PCR em Tempo Real e a desmineralização da dentina através de Tomografia de Coerência Óptica (OCT). Os dados mostraram que o gene cnm é significativo para a formação de biofilme em superfícies tratadas com colágeno e invasão de células endoteliais, mas não apresenta influência na adesão celular. A maior parte das cepas cnm positivas foram capazes de persistir intra-celular 24h. O modelo de cárie experimental não foi capaz de demonstrar a importância do gene cnm na desmineralização da dentina. O gene cnm foi necessário para o desenvolvimento de biofilme de e invasão do microrganismo à células endoteliais, mas não para a adesão às HCAEC.
Title in English
Influence of cnm gene of Streptococcus mutans in biofilm formation and interaction to endothelial cells.
Keywords in English
Streptococcus mutans
Biofilms
Collagens
Dental caries
Endothelial cells
Internalization
Abstract in English
Streptococcus mutans is considered a primary etiological agent of dental caries and an important etiological agent of infectious endocarditis. It can be classified into four serotypes (c, e, f and k), which serotype c is the most commonly prevalent in the population. The recent breakthrough that the cnm gene, which encodes a collagen binding protein found in some S. mutans strains, has set off new studies on this species, such as biofilm formation and bacteria-cell interactions. Aims: (1) biofilm formation on collagen-treated surfaces and the expression of biofilm formation key genes spaP and brpA; (2) adhesion (30 min and 2h), invasion (5h) and persistence (24h) in endothelial cells and (3) dentin demineralization. Experiments on collagen-dependent biofilm formation, and adhesion, invasion and persistence in HCAEC cells (primary Human Coronary Artery Endothelial Cells) were performed using S. mutans strains UA159 (serotype c), B14 (serotype e), OM50E (serotype e), LM7 (serotype e), OMZ175 (serotype f), NCTC 11060 (serotype f) and the clinical isolates of this study 7.1 (serotype c), C2A4 (serotype e) and 61 (serotype k). Mutants cnm were constructed in all strains presenting the gene, except for C2A4. Strains OMZ175 and 61 and their respective mutants were also employed to evaluate both the expression of spaP and brpA genes by PCR Real Time and the dentin demineralization through Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). One hundred forty four clinical isolates of S. mutans were collected from 47 patients. Our data have shown that the cnm gene is significant for both biofilm formation on collagen-treated surfaces and invasion of endothelial cells, but it has no influence in cell adhesion. In addition, most of the cnm positive strains were able to persist up to 24h intracellularly. Likewise, the model of experimental caries was not able to demonstrate the importance of cnm in dentin demineralization. Thus, gene cnm is required for S. mutans on collagen-dependent biofilm formation and invasion of endothelial cells, but it was not required for adhesion to HCAEC.
 
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2013-05-29
 
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  • SIRIANI, L. K., et al. Biofilm formation and invasion of human arthery endothelial cells by Streptococcus mutans serotype k isolated from a Braziliam patient. In Rochester Conference on Oral Biology: post-genomics for the oral microbiome, Rochester, NY, 2011. Abstracts., 2011. Abstract.
  • SIRIANI, L. K., et al. Influence of collagen in biofilm formation by Streptococcus mutans strains. In 112th General Meeting ASM, San Francisco, CA, 2012. Abstract., 2012. Abstract.
  • SIRIANI, L. K., et al. Influence of gene cnm of Streptococcus mutans in the interaction with endothelial cells. In 113th General Meeting of ASM, Denver CO, 2013. Abstracts., 2013. Abstract.
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