title: Effects of chronic isoproterenol treatment or submandibular and sublingual ablation on microflora of mouse tooth surfaces.
abstract: BALB/cA mice were examined for the effects of chronic isoproterenol treatment or submandibular-sublingual gland ablation on the natural patterns of oral bacterial colonization on tooth surfaces. Indigenous microflora on the tooth surfaces of BALB/cA mice was relatively simple. The predominant bacterial groups were Enterobacteriaceae (45.9%), enterococci (29.4%) and staphylococci (15.7%). Isoproterenol, which resulted in the induced synthesis of proline-rich proteins, caused a decrease in the total cultivable bacteria on the tooth surfaces. The proportion of Enterobacteriaceae in the isoproterenol-treated mice decreased, although the proportion of other bacterial groups increased. Salivary gland ablation, which caused the loss of mucins in saliva, showed essentially the same number of total bacteria as the control. Salivary gland ablation resulted in a decrease in the proportion of Enterobacteriaceae, while the proportion of Gram-positive rods and staphylococci increased.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Tsurumi University, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Humphreys-Beher
mesh_terms: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006095:Gram-Positive Cocci / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D016987:Gram-Positive Rods / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009077:Mucins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011392:Proline / Q000378:metabolism*; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides / Q000378:metabolism*; D013361:Sublingual Gland / Q000378:metabolism; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000378:metabolism; D014070:Tooth / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D009077:Mucins; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides; D011392:Proline; D007545:Isoproterenol