Host-Derived Proteinases and Degradation of Dentine Collagen in situ

Dentine root caries is a process of demineralization and degradation of the organic matrix by proteinases. In this in situ study, the presence and activity of the matrix metalloproteinases 1, 2 and 9 (MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-9) in saliva and in completely demineralized dentine specimens were investigated. Furthermore, the activity of cathepsin B was determined in saliva. A correlation between these enzymes and the level of degraded collagen was investigated. Demineralized dentine specimens were mounted in the partial prosthesis of 17 volunteers. Saliva samples were taken at 0, 2 and 4 weeks. After 4 weeks, the enzymes were extracted from the dentine specimens and the collagen loss was assessed. The collagen loss varied between 0 and 40.3%. Zymography of the saliva and the dentine extract samples showed that (pro-)MMP-2 and (pro-)MMP-9 were present. The levels of active MMPs were assessed, using fluorogenic MMP-specific substrates. All but 3 of the 51 saliva samples showed MMP-1 activity ranging from 1.5 to 101.1 relative fluorescence units (RFU)/s. Forty-eight saliva samples showed gelatinolytic MMP-2/MMP-9 activity (1.7–141.1 RFU/s). MMP-1 activity was shown in all dentine extracts varying between 3.5 and 295.0 RFU/s. From the dentine extracts, 15 showed MMP-2/MMP-9 activity (0.2–13.7 RFU/s). The MMP activity from both saliva and dentine extracts did not correlate with the collagen loss. The activity of salivary cathepsin B varied from 4.8 to 42.2 arbitrary units/min. A positive correlation was found between salivary MMP activity and cathepsin B activity. This study revealed that gelatinolytic enzyme activity was present both in saliva and dentine collagen. No correlation could be observed, however, between the level of enzyme activity and the collagen loss of the dentine specimens.

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