The LiaSR Two-Component System Regulates Resistance to Chlorhexidine in Streptococcus mutans
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Chlorhexidine (CHX) is widely considered to be the gold standard for preventing dental caries. However, it is possible to induce resistance to CHX. The LiaSR two-component system has been identified that contributed to CHX resistance in Streptococcus mutans, which is one of the major pathogens in dental caries. However, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, an MIC assay and a viability assessment demonstrated that after deleting the liaS and liaR genes, the sensitivity of mutants could increase. The Nile Red efflux assay exhibited that the efflux rates of mutants were significantly decreased. The RT-qPCR results indicated that the LiaSR two-component system-mediating influence on the expression of lmrB in S. mutans contributed to the efflux rate. The hydrophobicity assay and membrane potential assay showed that the mutants had higher levels of hydrophobicity and depolarization, suggesting that their membranes were more easily disturbed. The TEM graphs revealed that the border of the cell membrane was unclear in mutants compared with the wild-type strain, indicating that the cell envelope’s stress response may have been inhibited. While the surface charge of mutants showed no significant difference in the wild-type strain according to the result of cytochrome c-based charged determination. This study provides valuable novel insights into the mechanisms of the LiaSR two-component system in the CHX resistance of S. mutans.Keywords:
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Dental caries is a problematic area in pediatric dentistry, with Streptococcus mutans as the dominant bacterial cause. Green tea solution and chlorhexidine were effective in reducing the number of Streptococcus mutans. But study about the differences of these two materials has not been done. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine differences in the effectiveness of rinsing with 0.2% chlorhexidine and 2.5% green tea solution in reducing the number of Streptococcus mutans. Methods: This study is quase experimental study with cross-over design. Thirty children aged 6-12 years with poor OHI-S index were participated. Samples of saliva were taken respectively before rinsing for 3 seconds with 0.2% chlorhexidine solution and a solution of 2.5% green tea and 15 minutes followed 30 minutes after rinsing intervention. Saliva samples were taken to the laboratory then the number of Streptococcus mutans count were evaluated. The statistical analysis were performed by SPSS version 18.0 with ANOVA, t-paired and LSD test. Results: ANOVA test result showed that the decrease generated by each mouthwash is a significant reduction. T-paired test result showed that there is no difference in the number of Streptococcus mutans colonies significantly between chlorhexidine and green tea solution at 15 minutes dan 30 minutes after rinsing. Conclusion: There is no significant difference between chlorhexidine and green tea solution in reducing the number of Streptococcus mutans. DOI: 10.14693/jdi.v21i3.211
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Resistance of bacteria to most of the classes of antibiotics is a big problem now days. The component responsible for resistance in both the gram positive and gram negative bacteria are classified as multidrug resistant efflux pumps. In recent years a huge number of efflux pumps are identified in both gram- positive and gram- negative bacteria and these efflux pumps are responsible for the intrinsic resistance of bacteria to most of the antibiotics. Efflux pump inhibitors are the compounds which inhibit the activity of efflux pumps and they have the potential to restore the activity of standard antibiotics. In recent years, there are many classes of efflux pump inhibitors has been reported. Some of these efflux pump inhibitors are synthetic while some of them are natural inhibitors. Efflux pump inhibitors derived from chemical sources have drawbacks as they shows toxic effect at high concentrations in which they can be used. Some plants show potential EPI activity along with some antibiotics and shows effect on many efflux pumps. This review focuses on the use of efflux pump inhibitors from natural sources for blocking the activity of efflux pumps in case of both gram positive and gram negative bacteria.
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Resistance of bacteria to many classes of antibiotics is an increasing problem worldwide. Multidrug resistance efflux pumps are recognized as an important component of resistance in both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Some bacterial efflux pumps may be selective for one substrate, such as tetracycline, or transport antibiotics of different classes, conferring a multiple drug resistance (MDR) phenotype. Efflux pump inhibitors (EPIs) are promising therapeutic agents, as they should restore the activity of standard antibiotics. The efflux pump inhibitor-antibiotic combination is expected to increase the intracellular concentration of antibiotics that are expelled by efflux pumps, decrease the intrinsic bacterial resistance to antibiotics, reverse the acquired resistance associated with efflux pumps overexpression, and reduce the frequency of the emergence of resistant mutant strains. In recent years, different classes of EPIs have been described and tested, including analogues of antibiotic substrates and new molecules. This review focuses on the families of MDR efflux pumps, and on the current progress for the clinical use of EPIs. The present article is a good review of the recent patents related to efflux pump inhibitors. Keywords: Bacterial resistance, multidrug resistance, antibiotic efflux, efflux system, efflux pump inhibitors
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Efflux pumps contribute to antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative pathogens. Correspondingly, efflux pump inhibitors (EPIs) may reverse this resistance. D13-9001 specifically inhibits MexAB-OprM in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Mutants with decreased susceptibility to MexAB-OprM inhibition by D13-9001 were identified, and these fell into two categories: those with alterations in the target MexB (F628L and ΔV177) and those with an alteration in a putative sensor kinase of unknown function, PA1438 (L172P). The alterations in MexB were consistent with reported structural studies of the D13-9001 interaction with MexB. The PA1438L172P alteration mediated a >150-fold upregulation of MexMN pump gene expression and a >50-fold upregulation of PA1438 and the neighboring response regulator gene, PA1437. We propose that these be renamed mmnR and mmnS for MexMN regulator and MexMN sensor, respectively. MexMN was shown to partner with the outer membrane channel protein OprM and to pump several β-lactams, monobactams, and tazobactam. Upregulated MexMN functionally replaced MexAB-OprM to efflux these compounds but was insusceptible to inhibition by D13-9001. MmnSL172P also mediated a decrease in susceptibility to imipenem and biapenem that was independent of MexMN-OprM. Expression of oprD, encoding the uptake channel for these compounds, was downregulated, suggesting that this channel is also part of the MmnSR regulon. Transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq) of cells encoding MmnSL172P revealed, among other things, an interrelationship between the regulation of mexMN and genes involved in heavy metal resistance.
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