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Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, November 2001, p. 1136-1139, Vol. 8, No. 6
1071-412X/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.8.6.1136-1139.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Passive Immunization with Milk Produced from an Immunized Cow Prevents Oral Recolonization by Streptococcus mutans

Yoshihiro Shimazaki,1 Morihide Mitoma,1 Takahiko Oho,1 Yoshio Nakano,1 Yoshihisa Yamashita,2 Kaoru Okano,3 Yutaka Nakano,3 Masataka Fukuyama,3 Noboru Fujihara,4 Youichi Nada,3 and Toshihiko Koga1,*

Department of Preventive Dentistry, Kyushu University Faculty of Dental Science, Fukuoka 812-8582,1 Department of Oral Health, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, 010-8310,2 University Farm, Kyushu University Faculty of Agriculture, Fukuoka 811-2307,3 and Department of Animal and Marine Bioresource Science, Kyushu University Faculty of Agriculture, Fukuoka 812-8581,4 Japan

Received 9 May 2001/Returned for modification 23 July 2001/Accepted 17 August 2001

Cell surface protein antigen (PAc) and water-insoluble glucan-synthesizing enzyme (GTF-I) produced by cariogenic Streptococcus mutans are two major factors implicated in the colonization of the human oral cavity by this bacterium. We examined the effect of bovine milk, produced after immunization with a fusion protein of functional domains of these proteins, on the recolonization of S. mutans. To prepare immune milk, a pregnant Holstein cow was immunized with the fusion protein PAcA-GB, a fusion of the saliva-binding alanine-rich region (PAcA) of PAc and the glucan-binding (GB) domain of GTF-I. After eight adult subjects received cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) treatment, one subgroup (n = 4) rinsed their mouths with immune milk and a control group (n = 4) rinsed with nonimmune milk. S. mutans levels in saliva and dental plaque decreased after CPC treatment in both groups. Mouth rinsing with immune milk significantly inhibited recolonization of S. mutans in saliva and plaque. On the other hand, the numbers of S. mutans cells in saliva and plaque in the control group increased immediately after the CPC treatment and surpassed the baseline level 42 and 28 days, respectively, after the CPC treatment. The ratios of S. mutans to total streptococci in saliva and plaque in the group that received immune milk were lower than those in the control group. These results suggest that milk produced from immunized cow may be useful for controlling S. mutans in the human oral cavity.


* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Preventive Dentistry, Kyushu University Faculty of Dental Science, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. Phone: 81-92-642-6350. Fax: 81-92-642-6354. E-mail: toshidha{at}mbox.nc.kyushu-u.ac.jp.


Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, November 2001, p. 1136-1139, Vol. 8, No. 6
1071-412X/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.8.6.1136-1139.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.



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