Atividade antimicrobiana dos extratos da Rheedia brasiliensis e potencial anticarie do seu composto bioativo / Antimicrobial activity of Rheedia brasiliensis extracts and anticaries potential of its bioactive compound

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2008

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The present study evaluated the antimicrobial activity of Rheedia brasiliensis extracts against Streptococcus mutans and the anticaries properties of its isolated bioactive compound. Hexane (HE), ethyl-acetate and ethanolic extracts (concentrations ranging from 6.25 to 800 µg/ml) of R. brasiliensis fruits (?bacupari?) were tested against S. mutans UA159 by determining the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and the minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC). S. mutans 5-days-old biofilms were treated with active extracts (100 x MIC), for 0, 1, 2, 3 e 4 h (time-kill), and plated for colony counting (UFC/ml). Such extracts were submitted to exploratory chemical analyses to isolate and identify the bioactive compound using spectroscopic methods. The compound (0.625-80 µg/ml) was then tested against S. mutans cells using MIC/MBC assays. The influence of the bioactive compound (12.5-100 µg/ml) on glucans synthesis was evaluated by testing the activity of glucosyltranferase (GTF) B on hydroxyapatite surface. The effects of the compound (125 e 250 µg/ml) on biofilms were analyzed using glycolytic pH-drop and inhibition of formation assays. The anticaries activity of such compound (250 µg/ml) was evaluated in Wistar rats submitted to a high cariogenic challenge. HE (peel and seeds) reduced S. mutans cells at low concentrations (MIC:12.5-25 µg/ml) and also biofilm viability after four hours, confirming the presence of the bioactive compound. This compound was identified as 7-epiclusianone (7-epi), which inhibited the S. mutans growth (MIC:1.25-2.5 µg/ml), the activity of GTF B (48% of inhibition) and the acid production, not interfering with the formation and accumulation of biofilms. In the animal study, 7-epi additionally reduced the incidence and severity of caries and also the total microbiota, however no reduction on the percentage of S. mutans was observed. In conclusion, 7-epi may be considered a promising agent to control cariogenic dental biofilm. Keywords: Rheedia brasiliensis, 7-epiclusianone, Streptococccus mutans, virulence factors, animal caries

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streptococcus mutans streptococcus mutans carie dentaria dental caries

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