Biochemical Effects of Fluoride on Oral Bacteria

SAGE Publications - Tập 69 Số 2_suppl - Trang 660-667 - 1990
Ian R. Hamilton1
1Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB Canada R3E OW2

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Fluoride inhibition of carbohydrate metabolism by the acidogenic plaque microflora is well-established, although it has not always been appreciated that oral bacteria vary considerably in their susceptibility to fluoride. Early studies demonstrated that the F-induced reduction in acid production was due, in part, to the inhibition of the glycolytic enzyme, enolase, which converts 2–P-gfycerate to P-enolpyruvate. The decreased output of PEP in the presence of F, in turn, results in the inhibition of sugar transport via the PEP phosphotransferase system (PTS). Bacterial accumulation of fluoride involves the transport of HF, a process requiring a transmembrane pH difference or pH gradient, which is generated only by metabolically active cells. The uptake of HF into the more alkaline cytoplasm results in the dissociation of HF to H+ and F- and, if allowed to continue, the accumulation of protons acidifies the cytoplasm, causing a reduction in both the proton gradient and enzyme activity. Current information indicates that in addition to enolase, F- also inhibits the membrane-bound, proton-pumping H+/ATPase, which is involved in the generation of proton gradients through the efflux of protons from the cell at the expense of ATP. Thus, fluoride has the dual action of dissipating proton gradients and preventing their generation through its action on H*/ATPase. The collapse of transmembrane proton gradient, in turn, reduces the ability of cells to transport solutes via mechanisms involving proton motive force. In spite of these known effects on the bacterial cell, there is no general agreement that the anti-microbial effects of F contribute to the Anticaries effect of fluoride. The resolution of this question will require new information on the nature and concentration of F in plaque, the minimal level of F required to provide an Anticaries effect, and the influence of cellular integrity and activity on F uptake and accumulation by plaque bacteria.

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