Identification of acid-resistant proteins in acquired enamel pellicle.

OBJECTIVES: This study characterized the proteome profile of the acquired pellicle formed in vivo on enamel. Changes in this proteome profile after exposure to lactic or citric acid were also evaluated. METHODS: Volunteers (n=8) were subjected to dental prophylaxis. After 2 h to allow the formation of the acquired pellicle, the teeth were isolated with cotton rolls and 1 mL of citric acid (1%, pH 2.5) or lactic acid (0.1 M pH 4.8) or deionized water was gently applied with a pipette on the anterior teeth (both maxillary and mandibular) for 10 s. In sequence, the pellicle was collected with an electrode filter paper soaked in 3% citric acid. This procedure was repeated for two additional days following a crossover protocol. Proteins were subjected to reverse phase liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (nLC-ESI-MS/MS). MS/MS data were processed and submitted to Proteome Discoverer software. Searches were done using SWISS-PROT and TrEMBL databases for human proteins. RESULTS: In total, seventy-two proteins were present in all groups and were submitted to quantitative analysis (SIEVE). Some of these proteins were increased more than two-fold after exposure to the acids. Among them, cystatin-B was increased 20- and 13-fold after exposure to citric and lactic acids, respectively. Additionally, some proteins were identified in only one of the groups (18, 5, and 11 proteins for deionized water, citric and lactic acids, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Our results open new insights regarding potentially acid-resistant proteins that could be added to dental products to prevent acidic dissolution of the teeth.

Exposure to acids changes the proteomic of acquired dentine pellicle.

OBJECTIVES: For the first time, this study characterized the proteome of the acquired pellicle formed on human dentine. The changes in this proteome after exposure to lactic or citric acid were also evaluated. METHODS: Volunteers (n=9) wore a mandibular device containing 6 specimens of human root dentine. After the device remained in the volunteers' oral cavities for 10min or 2h to allow the formation of the acquired pellicle in situ, the specimens were immersed in citric acid (1%, pH 2.5) or lactic acid (0.1M, pH 4.8) or deionized water for 20s. In sequence, the pellicle was collected with an electrode filter paper soaked in 3% citric acid. This procedure was repeated for two additional days following a crossover protocol. After harvest, proteins were subjected to reverse phase liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (nLC-ESI-MS/MS). MS/MS data were processed and submitted to Proteome Discoverer software. Searches were done using SWISS-PROT and TrEMBL databases for human proteins. RESULTS: In total, 223 distinct proteins were identified in the dentine acquired pellicle in each of the different conditions. Exposure to citric acid dramatically reduced the number of identified proteins. This did not occur for lactic acid. Acid-resistant proteins, such as mucins, were identified after pellicle was exposed to lactic or citric acid. CONCLUSIONS: These proteins could be related to protective effect of tooth homeostasis. Moreover, in the future, they could be candidates to the development of a supplemental therapy for the prevention and treatment of dental caries and dental erosion. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: This study indicates some acid-resistant proteins that could be used in dental products to prevent dental caries and erosion.

Determinação da mudança na composição da película adquirida formada sobre esmalte e dentina após exposição ácida: estudo proteômico / Determination of change in the composition of the acquired pellicle formed on enamel and dentin after acid exposure: proteomic study

O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar as mudanças no perfil protéico em películas adquiridas formadas in situ, em diferentes tempos, sobre o esmalte e sobre a dentina humana após a exposição a dois tipos de ácido: lático e cítrico. Foram utilizados 162 blocos de esmalte e 162 blocos de dentina humana (3X3 mm). Os experimentos foram realizados em três dias consecutivos. Em cada dia, os voluntários (n=9) utilizavam um dispositivo mandibular contendo 6 blocos de esmalte e 6 blocos de dentina. Na sequência, os voluntários permaneceram com o dispositivo na cavidade bucal por 10 ou 120 minutos para formação de película adquirida. Os blocos foram então imersos em ácido cítrico (1%, pH 2,5) ou ácido lático (0,1 M pH 4,8) ou água deionizada por 20 segundos. Na sequência, a película foi removida com um papel de filtro umedecido em ácido cítrico a 3%. Este procedimento foi repetido por mais dois dias adicionais e foi confeccionado um pool com os papeis de filtro obtidos dos 9 voluntários, para cada tipo de substrato, tempo de coleta e meio de imersão. Após extração das proteínas, as mesmas foram submetidas à cromatografia líquida de fase reversa interligada a um espectrômetro de massas (nLC-ESI-MS/MS). Os dados obtidos de MS/MS foram processados e submetidos conjuntamente ao programa SEQUEST [Proteome Discoverer 1.3 (Thermo Scientific)]. As buscas foram feitas utilizando-se os bancos de dados SWISS-PROT e TrEMBL. Para o esmalte, a taxa de identificação de proteínas foi baixa (13 proteínas no total). Já para a dentina, a taxa de identificação de proteínas foi maior (223 proteínas no total), sendo que a exposição ao ácido cítrico reduziu dramaticamente o número de proteínas identificado, o que não aconteceu para o ácido lático. Proteínas ácido-resistentes foram identificadas tanto para o esmalte quanto para a dentina, destacando-se as queratinas e as mucinas, respectivamente. Estas proteínas, ou os peptídeos oriundos delas responsáveis pelo efeito protetor...

The purpose of this work was to analyze changes in protein profile in the acquired pellicle formed on enamel and dentine at different times in situ after exposure to lactic and citric acids. Enamel (n=162) and dentin (n=162) blocks (3X3 mm) were be used. The experiments were conducted on three consecutive days. Each day, volunteers (n = 9) used a mandibular device containing 6 blocks of enamel and 6 of human dentin. After the volunteers remained with the device in the oral cavity for 10 or 120 minutes in order to allow the formation of the acquired pellicle, the blocks were immersed in citric acid (1%, pH 2.5) or lactic acid (0.1 M, pH 4,8) or deionized water for 20 seconds. Following, the pellicle was collected with an electrode filter paper soaked in 3% citric acid. This procedure was repeated for two additional days and 'pools' with the filter papers obtained from the 9 volunteers for each type of substrate, sampling time and type of acid were made. After extraction, proteins were subjected to reverse phase liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (nLC-ESI-MS/MS). MS/MS data were processed and submitted to SEQUEST software [Proteome Discoverer 1.3 (Thermo Scientific)]. Searches were done using SWISS-PROT and TrEMBL databases. The rate of protein identification was low for enamel (13 proteins in total). As for dentin, the rte of protein identification was higher (223 proteins in total). Exposure to citric acid dramatically reduced the number of identified proteins, what did not occur for lactic acid. Acid-resistant proteins, especially keratins and mucins were identified for enamel and dentin, respectively. These proteins, or the peptides originated from them that are responsible for the protective effect, are candidates to be used for the enrichment of dental products, aiming to prevent dental caries and erosion.