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Effect of irradiation on the Porphyromonas gingivalis

Abstract

The aim of this study was to observe a direct effect of irradiation on the periodontopathic Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis). P. gingivalis 2561 was exposed to irradiation with a single absorbed dose of 10, 20, 30, and 40 Gy. Changes in viability and antibiotic sensitivity, morphology, transcription, and protein profile of the bacterium after irradiation were examined by pour plating method, disc diffusion method, transmission electron microscopy, RT-PCR, and immunoblot, respectively. Viability of irradiated P. gingivalis drastically reduced as irradiation dose was increased. Irradiated P. gingivalis was found to have become more sensitive to antibiotics as radiation dose was increased. With observation under the transmission electron microscope, the number of morphologically abnormal cells was increased with increasing of irradiation dose. In RT-PCR, decrease in the expression of fim A and sod was observed in irradiated P. gingivalis. In immunoblot, change of profile in irradiated P. gingivalis was found in a number of proteins including 43-kDa fimbrillin. These results suggest that irradiation may affect the cell integrity of P. gingivalis, which is manifested by the change in cell morphology and antibiotic sensitivity, affecting viability of the bacterium.
Authors:
Lee, Chang Hee; Kim, Gyu Tae; Choi, Yong Suk; Hwang, Eui Hwan [1] 
  1. School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
Publication Date:
Mar 15, 2008
Product Type:
Journal Article
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Korean Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology; Journal Volume: 38; Journal Issue: 1
Subject:
60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; 62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ANTIBIOTICS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; IRRADIATION; MORPHOLOGY; PROTEINS; RADIATION DOSES; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DOSES; DRUGS; MICROSCOPES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OSTI ID:
21458500
Country of Origin:
Korea, Republic of
Language:
Korean
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 1229-8212; TRN: KR1101602054360
Submitting Site:
KRN
Size:
page(s) 39-47
Announcement Date:
Aug 04, 2011

Citation Formats

Lee, Chang Hee, Kim, Gyu Tae, Choi, Yong Suk, and Hwang, Eui Hwan. Effect of irradiation on the Porphyromonas gingivalis. Korea, Republic of: N. p., 2008. Web.
Lee, Chang Hee, Kim, Gyu Tae, Choi, Yong Suk, & Hwang, Eui Hwan. Effect of irradiation on the Porphyromonas gingivalis. Korea, Republic of.
Lee, Chang Hee, Kim, Gyu Tae, Choi, Yong Suk, and Hwang, Eui Hwan. 2008. "Effect of irradiation on the Porphyromonas gingivalis." Korea, Republic of.
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title = {Effect of irradiation on the Porphyromonas gingivalis}
author = {Lee, Chang Hee, Kim, Gyu Tae, Choi, Yong Suk, and Hwang, Eui Hwan}
abstractNote = {The aim of this study was to observe a direct effect of irradiation on the periodontopathic Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis). P. gingivalis 2561 was exposed to irradiation with a single absorbed dose of 10, 20, 30, and 40 Gy. Changes in viability and antibiotic sensitivity, morphology, transcription, and protein profile of the bacterium after irradiation were examined by pour plating method, disc diffusion method, transmission electron microscopy, RT-PCR, and immunoblot, respectively. Viability of irradiated P. gingivalis drastically reduced as irradiation dose was increased. Irradiated P. gingivalis was found to have become more sensitive to antibiotics as radiation dose was increased. With observation under the transmission electron microscope, the number of morphologically abnormal cells was increased with increasing of irradiation dose. In RT-PCR, decrease in the expression of fim A and sod was observed in irradiated P. gingivalis. In immunoblot, change of profile in irradiated P. gingivalis was found in a number of proteins including 43-kDa fimbrillin. These results suggest that irradiation may affect the cell integrity of P. gingivalis, which is manifested by the change in cell morphology and antibiotic sensitivity, affecting viability of the bacterium.}
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