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The Role of Albumin in Developing Rodent Dental Enamel: A Possible Explanation for White Spot Hypoplasia

Department of Oral Biology, University of Leeds, Clarendon Way, Leeds, LS2 9LU, United Kingdom

J. Kirkham

Department of Oral Biology, University of Leeds, Clarendon Way, Leeds, LS2 9LU, United Kingdom

S.J. Brookes

Department of Oral Biology, University of Leeds, Clarendon Way, Leeds, LS2 9LU, United Kingdom

R.C. Shore

Department of Oral Biology, University of Leeds, Clarendon Way, Leeds, LS2 9LU, United Kingdom

The uptake of serum albumin by maturation-stage rodent enamel and the resulting effects on the growth of enamel crystallites were investigated in vitro. Albumin uptake was demonstrated by means of gel electrophoresis and confirmed by Western blotting with use of monoclonal antibodies. Measurement of crystal size was carried out by direct TEM measurement of enamel crystallite outlines after incubations in metastable solutions of calcium phosphate. The ability of endogenous enamel enzymes to degrade albumin was investigated by substrate-specific zymography. The results showed that albumin could be taken up by maturation-stage enamel and produce inhibition of crystallite growth. There was no detectable proteolytic activity in the enamel against albumin substrate, which suggests that albumin entering enamel by extravasation in vivo may produce incomplete tissue maturation, resulting in a white, opaque appearance on eruption.

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 71, No. 6, 1270-1274 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345920710060101


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