title: The Maillard reaction in demineralized dentin in vitro.
abstract: The Maillard reaction between carbohydrate and protein has been proposed as a cause of the browning of carious lesions. The aim of the present investigation was to determine the occurrence of this reaction in bovine dentin collagen in vitro and to establish the effect of the reaction on the proteolytic degradation of bovine dentin collagen in vitro. Slices of demineralized bovine dentin were incubated with 0.2 M glucose or buffer for 10 weeks at 37 degrees C. The formation of initial (furosine) and advanced (pentosidine) products of the Maillard reaction in dentin exposed to glucose was confirmed by HPLC. After reduction with NaBH4 to prevent intermediate Maillard products from further reaction, slices were either degraded with collagenase for fluorescence measurement or incubated with trypsin or pepsin to assess enzymatic degradation. Fluorescence characteristic for the Maillard reaction increased in glucose-exposed slices. Degradation of collagen by pepsin, but not by trypsin, was greatly depressed following glucose pretreatment. This may indicate an altered sensitivity to proteolytic degradation; the Maillard reaction thus has a potential role in caries arrestment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cariology Endodontology Pedodontology, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Kleter
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Damen
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Buijs
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ten Cate
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D001881:Borates / Q000378:metabolism; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry; D002417:Cattle; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D017364:Collagenases / Q000378:metabolism; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents / Q000378:metabolism; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D003804:Dentin / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D005453:Fluorescence; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008239:Lysine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D015416:Maillard Reaction; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010434:Pepsin A / Q000378:metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D017001:Tooth Demineralization / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D014075:Tooth Discoloration / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D014357:Trypsin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001881:Borates; D002241:Carbohydrates; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D011506:Proteins; C018948:furosine; D003094:Collagen; C010634:sodium borate; D001120:Arginine; C062187:pentosidine; D014357:Trypsin; D010434:Pepsin A; D017364:Collagenases; D005947:Glucose; D008239:Lysine