Antibody binding to Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus oralis cell fractions
| Autor: | Dorothy A. Richmond, Michael F. Cole, George H. Bowden, Katherine A. Wirth, Michael J. Sheridan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Immunoglobulin A Saliva Biovar Cell Fractionation Article Enterococcus faecalis Microbiology fluids and secretions Antigen Streptococcus mitis Animals Humans Immunologic Factors General Dentistry Mouth biology Streptococcus milleri Group Age Factors Infant food and beverages Cell Biology General Medicine biology.organism_classification Antibodies Bacterial Streptococcus oralis Otorhinolaryngology Immunoglobulin A Secretory biology.protein Binding Sites Antibody Rabbits Antibody |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Oral Biology. 53:141-149 |
| ISSN: | 0003-9969 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2007.08.003 |
| Popis: | To determine which cell fraction(s) of Streptococcus mitis biovar 1 serve as the best source of antigens recognized by salivary SIgA antibodies in infants.Whole cells of 38 reference and wild-type isolates of S. mitis, Streptococcus oralis, Streptococcus gordonii, Enterococcus casseliflavus, and Enterococcus faecalis were fractionated into cell walls (CW), protease-treated cell walls (PTCW), cell membranes (CM) and cell protein (CP). Whole cells and these fractions were tested for binding by rabbit anti-S. mitis SK145 and anti-S. oralis SK100 sera, and also by salivary SIgA antibodies from infants and adults.Anti-SK145 and anti-SK100 sera bound whole cells and fractions of all strains of S. mitis and S. oralis variably. Cluster analysis of antibody binding data placed the strains into S. mitis, S. oralis and 'non-S. mitis/non-S. oralis' clusters. Antigens from CW and CM best discriminated S. mitis from S. oralis. CM bound the most infant salivary SIgA antibody and PTCW bound the least. In contrast, adult salivary SIgA antibody bound all of the cell fractions and at higher levels.Presumably the relatively short period of immune stimulation and immunological immaturity in infants, in contrast to adults, result in low levels of salivary SIgA antibody that preferentially bind CM of S. mitis but not PTCW. By utilizing isolated cell walls and membranes as sources of antigens for proteomics it may be possible to identify antigens common to oral streptococci and dissect the fine specificity of salivary SIgA antibodies induced by oral colonization by S. mitis. |
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