Type of the Paper (Article Journal of Baghdad College of Dentistry, Vol. 35, No. 2 (2023), ISSN (P): 1817-1869, ISSN (E): 2311-5270 32 Research Article Antibacterial and cytotoxic effect of a novel biological Nano-silver fluoride synthesized from moringa oleifera leaf extract Duaa Jawad Kadhem1, Aseel Haidar M.J. Al Haidar 2* 1. Master student, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad. 2. Assistant professor, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad. * Correspondence email: dr.aseelhaider@codental.uobaghdad.edu.iq Abstract: Background: A great dental and biomedical interest had been paid to silver nanoparticles because of their antimicrobial activity. Objective: To evaluate the antimicrobial and cytotoxic activity of a newly developed Nano-silver fluoride that was synthesized from moringa oleifera leaf extract against S. mutants. Material and method: The green synthesis method was used to prepare Nano-silver fluoride from moringa oleifera leaf extract. The minimum inhibitory concentration and the minimum bactericidal concentration were evaluated using brain heart infusion plates, while the cytotoxicity was evaluated by the hemolytic activity. Results: Nano- silver fluoride had a bactericidal and bacteriostatic effect (MIC was 60 ppm and MBC was 120 ppm) the diameter of the inhibition zone increased as the concentration increased. It was toxic at high concentrations and nontoxic at low concentrations. Conclusion: Nano-silver fluoride is a good material to be used in arresting and preventing dental caries and it is safe to be used on humans. Keywords: Antibacterial activity, cytotoxicity, fluoride, moringa oleifera, silver nanoparticle, streptococcus mutants. Introduction While one of the most common chronic childhood diseases is dental caries, many decayed teeth remain untreated in underdeveloped countries (1). Despite advances in dental care, surgical removal of the diseased dental tissue accompanied by the placement of appropriate restorative material remains the traditional method of treating dental caries. Recently, traditional methods are replaced by minimally invasive methods (2,3). During the pandemic of COVID-19 and as a protective measure, dental professionals prefer non-aerosol treatment, e.g. the use of topical fluoridated compositions (4). As silver has a bactericidal effect, it had been added as silver diamine fluoride (SDF) that can be used as a remineralizing agent in treating carious lesions. However, its black staining is considered a drawback that limits its use due to esthetic demand. With the development of nanotechnology, Nano- silver fluoride (NSF) is proven to be effective in controlling dental caries (5). Received date: 02-05-2022 Accepted date: 14-06-2022 Published date: 15-06-2023 Copyright: © 2022 by the au- thors. Submitted for possible open access publication under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/li- censes/by/4.0/). https://doi.org/10.26477/j bcd.v35i2.3397 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4936-4927 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://doi.org/10.26477/jbcd.v35i2.3397 https://doi.org/10.26477/jbcd.v35i2.3397 J. Bagh. Coll. Dent. Vol. 35, No. 2. 2023 Kadhem and Al Haidar 33 Three methods had been found for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs): physical, chemical and biological (4). Synthesis using the biological method is rapid, low cost, and had less toxic effects than the other traditional methods. This method used different biological materials. Green synthesis is among them that is used in the plants (6). Green synthesis is defined as the production of nanoparticles using environmentally friendly materials such as bacteria, fungi, and plants (7). These appealing green strategies are free of the drawbacks that come with the traditional synthetic strategies, they are environmentally friendly (8). This new material is safe for humans to use and has excellent antimicrobial properties against Mutans streptococci and Lactobacilli, the main pathogens that cause dental caries. NSF is a yellow solution, this material is both environmentally friendly and inexpensive (9). The synergistic roles of both silver nanoparticles and fluoride are associated with NSF's efficacy in the prevention of dental caries (10). The antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles had been reported against both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Because of their ability to weaken the cell wall, silver nanoparticles accumulate in the bacterial membrane, causing a large increase in its permeability and cell death (10). Low-concentration NPs were found to be non-toxic, while high-concentration NPs demonstrated more pronounced cytotoxicity (11), also some researchers discovered that the toxicity of NPs was dose-dependent (12,13). In a previous study, the toxicity of antimicrobial NPs was found to be strongly related to the time rather than the concentration of the antimicrobial NPs (14). NP toxicity is influenced by a variety of factors, including dosage, shape, particle size, distribution, time of action, interaction with other materials, and so on, according to other studies. Furthermore, because of their small particle size, NPs can easily enter the body and accumulate in organs, resulting in poisoning symptoms. No human cytotoxicity of NPs studies has been performed to date (15,16). Moringa oleifera Lam (drumstick tree) belongs to the Moringa genus and the Moringaceae family (17). Its value is related to its tender pods, flowers, and leaves, all of which are safe to consume by humans (18). The leaves, in particular, are well known for their natural healing properties and they are widely consumed (9). Extracts prepared from the leaves had been found to have high natural antioxidant properties as well as some antibacterial activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria (19). A better understanding of the safety of silver nanoparticles is required to improve their therapeutic application. One of the most important procedures for determining a medication's safety is to assess its haemolytic potential when exposed to blood in vitro (20). If the red blood cell (RBC) membrane becomes compromised, haemolysis will occur. The resulting release of haemoglobin may cause adverse health events (21). This work aims to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of the NSF-MOLE, against S. mutans which is considered the primary pathogen involved in the development of dental caries, and their cytotoxic effect. Materials and Methods Green synthesis of Nano-silver fluoride from moringa oleifera leaf extracts J. Bagh. Coll. Dent. Vol. 35, No. 2. 2023 Kadhem and Al Haidar 34 Preparation of the leaf extract Fresh M. oleifera plant material was collected from AL-Qasim Green University/College of Agriculture. Leaf material was separated from the stems, washed with distilled water and then air-dried to remove the residual debris (22). The extract was prepared by using 5 g of a fresh leaf which was transferred to a 250 ml beaker and 100 ml of deionized water was added to the leaf. The mixture was boiled for 15 min. The extract was cooled at room temperature and then filtered using filter paper number 001(THOMAS BAKER, India) to obtain a clear extract that was used for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (22,23). Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) Ten ml of the plant extract was added to 100 ml of 1mM AgNo3 (THOMAS BAKER, India). The mixture was stirred and heated using a Hot plate magnetic stirrer (LABINCO, Netherlands) for 20 min at 70 ºC. The color of the aqueous solution was changed from colorless to yellowish brown color which was an indication of the Ag NPs formation (23,24). At the end of the reaction, sodium fluoride (NAF) (10.104 ppm) was added to improve the stability and the cariostatic efficacy of the solution and the stirring was continued overnight. The final solution Nano- silver fluoride (NSF) was stored in a dark container until further use (25,5). Characterization of Nano-silver fluoride The silver nanoparticles were characterized by several techniques to examine their properties and to ensure the green synthesis of the nanomaterial of silver was produced: the X-ray diffraction was used for the characterization of the silver nanoparticle, UV-VIS spectroscopy was performed for the NSF characterization and scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used for the characterization of the morphology and the size of the nanoparticles. Antimicrobial activity of Nano- silver fluoride Testing the sensitivity of streptococcus mutans to Nano- silver fluoride To investigate the sensitivity of streptococcus mutans to Nano-silver fluoride, the material was prepared in final concentrations of (25,50,75,100,125) ug/ml. chlorhexidine was a positive control and the distilled water was the negative control. Agar well diffusion technique was used in this experiment on streptococcus mutans (26). Procedure Twenty-five ml of Mueller Hinton Agar medium was poured into sterile Petri dishes, left to cool, and solidified in sterile conditions at room temperature. Then, incubated at 37◦C for 24 hrs. to get rid of the humidity and ensure the media sterility. The density of activated inoculums was adjusted to that of the standard turbidity (0.5 McFarland standard turbidity to approximate cell density 1.5 x10^8 CFU/ml). Activated Streptococcus mutans inoculum was spread using a swab immersed in bacterial broth and left for 10 min at room temperature. Seven wells of equal sizes and depths (6 mm) were prepared in the agar J. Bagh. Coll. Dent. Vol. 35, No. 2. 2023 Kadhem and Al Haidar 35 using Kork borer. Each well was filled with 100μl of different concentrations prepared from NSF and the control agents. After leaving the plates at room temperature for 10 min, the plates were incubated in an incubator for 24 hrs. at 37◦C. The diameters of growth inhibition zones were measured by vernier while the absence of the inhibition zone indicated the resistance of the bacteria to the tested agent. Determination of Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) The method conducted was the preparation of the different concentrations (15,30,60,120,240) ug/ml of NSF incorporated with 10 ml BHI. A to find the minimum bactericidal concentration of the NSF (27). Procedure Activation of isolates. Preparation of BHI.A(brain heart infusion agar) which was dispersed into screw capped bottles 10ml in each bottle and autoclaved. Final concentrations of (15,30,60,120,240) ug/ml were prepared from stock and incorporated in the sterile BHI.A to get 10ml of agar and NSF. The experimental bottles were poured into sterile Petri dishes and waited to become hard then inoculated by a streaking loop full of each activated bacteria. All these Petri dishes were incubated for 24 hrs at 37°C including the control plate (positive control) which contained BHI.A with microbial inoculum without the addition of the NSF, and (negative control) plate which contained BHI.A with different concentrations of NFS without bacterial inoculum. The MBC was determined as the lowest concentration of NSF that killed the microorganisms. Cytotoxicity of Nano-silver fluoride: haemolytic activity in human erythrocytes According to the method of Pinto et al. in 2012 28., human erythrocytes were obtained from blood discarded from Hilla General Teaching Hospital. Aliquots of human blood (type A, B and O) were mixed with 0.9 % (w/v) NaCl at a ratio of 1:30. The samples were then centrifuged at 2,500 rpm for 5 min to obtain the erythrocytes. This procedure was repeated twice, and the sediment from the last centrifugation was re-suspended in 0.9 % NaCl to a final concentration of 0.5 %. NSF was added to 3 mL of the erythrocyte suspension at various concentrations (400, 240, 120, 60, 20 and 8 ug/mL) for a final volume of 3 ml. The erythrocyte suspension was the negative control (0 % haemolysis), and the erythrocyte suspension plus 50 ul of 1 % Triton X-100 (THOMAS BAKER) was a positive control (100 % haemolysis). The samples were incubated for 1 h at room temperature under slow (100 rpm) and constant agitation (Incubadora Shaker). The samples were then centrifuged at 2,500 rpm for 5 min, and hemolysis was quantified by spectrophotometry at 540 nm. The degree of haemolysis can be measured by spectrophotometry at a wavelength of 540 nm. The tests were performed in triplicate. The results are expressed as the arithmetic mean of three measurements, and the levels of hemolysis were determined as a percentage relative to the positive control (100 % hemolysis) Statistical analysis Data was recorded in Excel sheets and statistical analysis was performed using SPSS for Windows release 22 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). ANOVA test was used followed by Games Howell post hoc for the diameter of the inhibition zone among groups. For cytotoxicity, the ANOVA test was used followed by Dunnett T3 post hoc. J. Bagh. Coll. Dent. Vol. 35, No. 2. 2023 Kadhem and Al Haidar 36 Results Characterization of silver nanoparticles synthesized by green synthesis: The XRD pattern clearly showed the main peaks at 38◦, 44◦, 64◦and 77◦, these angles belong to faced cubic center silver ion. The formation of silver nanoparticles can be visually detected after heating the aqueous solution of silver ions with moringa oleifera leaf extract. The primary solution was colorless and after the reaction of the silver ion with extract the color changed to yellowish-brown this color belonged to surface plasmon resonance (SPR)of silver nanoparticle that can be detected by UV- visible spectroscopy that shows the peak centered around 430 nm and the material was synthesized by the green synthesis method which produced nanoparticles with a small diameter of less than (100 nm) (29). The result showed nanoparticles with spherical or semi-spherical forms and diameters between (19-50) nm. The particle appeared separated with slight agglomeration that occurred because of the presence of fluoride ions. Antimicrobial activity of Nano-silver fluoride Testing the sensitivity of streptococcus mutans to Nano-silver fluoride Shapiro-Wilk test showed normal distribution of the diameter of the inhibition zone among groups. The result showed that with the increase in the concentration of NSF-MOLE the diameter of the inhibition zone was increased to reach the maximum diameter (Table 1). Table 1: Descriptive and statistical test of the diameter of inhibition zone among groups. *Levene test=8.232, p value=0.000 Sig Concerning the NSF, results showed a statistically significant difference in the diameter of the inhibition zone for all the concentrations used except for the 75ppm with 100ppm and for 125ppm with chlorhexidine, which showed no significant difference (Fig.1, Table 2). Groups N Mean ±SD ±SE Minimum Maximum F p value 25 10 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 594.017 0.000 ** 50 10 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 75 10 1.000 .115 .037 .800 1.200 100 10 1.130 .116 .037 .900 1.300 125 10 1.400 .133 .042 1.200 1.600 DW 10 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 CHX 5 1.4 0 0 1.4 1.400 J. Bagh. Coll. Dent. Vol. 35, No. 2. 2023 Kadhem and Al Haidar 37 Figure 1: mean diameter of inhibition zone among groups. B. Determination of Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) Results of this study revealed that MBC was 120, this concentration showed no growth after re- culturing on BHI –agar media, this means that (120) concentration had a bactericidal effect and killed the bacteria (Figure 2). Table 2: Multiple Comparisons of Diameter (cm) among groups using Games-Howell *=significant at p<0.05, ^=not significant at p>0.05. (I) Groups (J) Groups Mean Difference (I-J) P value 25 50 .000 . 75 -1.000 0.000* 100 -1.130 0.000* 125 -1.400 0.000* DW .000 CHX -1.4 0.000* 50 75 -1.000 0.000* 100 -1.130 0.000* 125 -1.400 0.000* DW .000 CHX -1.4 0.000* 75 100 -.130 0.212^ 125 -.400 0.000* DW 1.000 0.000* CHX -0.4 0.000* 100 125 -.270 0.002* DW 1.130 0.000* CHX -0.27 0.001* 125 DW 1.400 0.000* CHX 0.000 1.00^ DW CHX -1.4 0.000* J. Bagh. Coll. Dent. Vol. 35, No. 2. 2023 Kadhem and Al Haidar 38 Figure 2: Brain heart infusion shows the minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum bactericidal concentration. Cytotoxicity of Nano-silver fluoride: haemolytic activity in human erythrocytes The percentage of vital cells was normally distributed among the ABO groups and concentration using the Shapiro-Wilk test (p>0.05). The vitality of cells among the eight groups of concentrations for each blood group is demonstrated in Table 3. The greatest mean of the vital cells belonged to the first concentration followed by the second one, while it was the lowest in the last concentration with a statistically significant difference. Meanwhile, the highest mean of the vital cells was found in blood group B followed by blood group A, while it was the lowest in blood group O. Following the multiple pairwise comparisons, it was clear that when comparing the 2nd concentration with the 1st and 3rd and when comparing the 5th with the last one, these results were not significant statistically, while the other comparisons were significant (Table 4). For the experiment, the material was considered to be toxic when it caused hemolysis to 50% of the red blood cell, so NSF-MOLE was considered toxic at the higher concentrations (240, 400) ppm, while it was considered nontoxic at the other concentrations (120, 60, 20), Figure 2. J. Bagh. Coll. Dent. Vol. 35, No. 2. 2023 Kadhem and Al Haidar 39 Table 3: The cell vitality among the concentration groups by ABO blood groups. ABO Blood Groups Groups Minimum Maximum Mean ±SD ±SE F p-value A 8 88.570 92.195 90.007 1.926 1.112 36.920 0.000* 20 85.122 88.310 86.277 1.766 1.020 60 69.697 76.360 73.238 3.351 1.935 120 28.375 56.620 42.966 14.146 8.167 240 33.884 42.340 36.790 4.808 2.776 400 .000 29.268 13.219 14.838 8.567 B 8 93.000 96.140 94.846 1.641 0.947 198.207 0.000* 20 92.820 95.062 93.914 1.122 0.648 60 88.246 89.690 89.118 .768 0.443 120 59.649 71.270 64.039 6.310 3.643 240 .000 15.789 8.614 7.992 4.614 400 .000 13.860 7.383 6.974 4.027 O 8 90.952 91.111 91.022 .081 0.047 47.876 0.000* 20 83.333 89.717 86.255 3.226 1.863 60 59.126 66.667 64.005 4.231 2.443 120 41.645 55.111 48.760 6.765 3.906 240 -1.028 28.889 12.461 15.173 8.760 400 -11.825 16.000 3.773 14.215 8.207 8 88.570 96.140 91.958 2.547 0.849 98.435 0.000* 20 83.333 95.062 88.815 4.280 1.427 60 59.126 89.690 75.454 11.333 3.778 120 28.375 71.270 51.922 12.662 4.221 240 -1.028 42.340 19.289 15.949 5.316 400 -11.825 29.268 8.125 11.609 3.870 *=Significant at p<0.05, ^=not significant at p>0.05. Figure 2: Mean of vital cells among the eight concentrations. J. Bagh. Coll. Dent. Vol. 35, No. 2. 2023 Kadhem and Al Haidar 40 Table 4: Multiple Comparisons of vitality between groups using Dunnett T3 (I) Groups (J) Groups Mean Difference (I-J) P value 8 20 3.143 0.612 ^ 60 16.505 0.026* 120 40.037 0.000* 240 72.670 0.000* 400 83.833 0.000* 20 60 13.362 0.086 ^ 120 36.894 0.000* 240 69.527 0.000* 400 80.690 0.000* 60 120 23.532 0.011* 240 56.165 0.000* 400 67.329 0.000* 120 240 32.633 0.003* 400 43.797 0.000* 240 400 11.164 0.740^ ^=Not significant at p>0.05, *= significant at p<0.05 Discussion New comprehensive caries preventive methods should include fluoride and other agents that influence the de- and remineralization balance, as well as antibacterial strategies (9, 30). In recent years, many researchers had focused on developing modified or unique synthetic procedures for the silver nanoparticles rather than using the traditional methods, which had been linked to toxic environmental impacts (31). In the present study, NSF-MOLE was synthesized by a green method from leaf extract samples of the medicinal tree species M. oleifera, which was a cost-effective synthesis technique (4,8,22). To make the new nanoscale biological compound a more effective material affecting the balance between de- and remineralization (32).and to enhance the antimicrobial strategy (33), fluoride was added to reduce biofilm formation and adhesion, as well as reduce acid production to prevent demineralization (34). This study reported the characterization and testing of the NSF-MOLE, which contained silver nanoparticle synthesized from moringa oleifera leaf extract and fluoride. The color of this material was yellowish-brown. This color belongs to the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of AgNPs, which is an intrinsic feature of AgNPs (Oda et al., 2019) (29). Meanwhile, silver nanoparticle produced from cauliflower extract has brownish-red color (Oda et al., 2019) (29), while that produced from Beta vulgaris Extract has a yellow-orange color (Hashim and Oda, 2019) (23), Silver nanoparticle produced from Mace-Arils of Myristica fragrans has a pale, brownish solution (Rizwana et al., 2021) (6). The antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles was tested and compared to chlorhexidine, which could reduce streptococcus mutans in saliva (35). J. Bagh. Coll. Dent. Vol. 35, No. 2. 2023 Kadhem and Al Haidar 41 The nanoparticle produced from green synthesis was spherical and the particle size was in the range of 19 to 50 nm proving that the antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles against S. mutans increases as the particle size decreases. This result met the findings of Espinosa-Cristobal et al. in 2009 (36), Morones et al. in 2005 (37), and Baker et al. in 2005 (38). Chlorhexidine is a chemical substance, which is considered a bactericidal, antiseptic, and antifungal substance that is active against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. It also possesses bacteriostatic properties, preventing bacterial proliferation by disrupting cell membranes rather than inactivating ATPase, as previously thought (39). Due to the differences in the characteristics of the various bacterial strains and the reduction in the size of silver Nanoparticles (40), it was difficult to compare the MIC values with those of other researchers. Systematic reviews, on the other hand, concluded that chlorhexidine had limited scientific evidence to be used as a dental caries preventative agent (39). Silver-containing compounds, such as SDF, had been used in dentistry with excellent clinical efficacy (41). Thus, silver nanoparticle-containing compounds have a great deal of potential for preventing dental caries. The hemolytic test is an effective in vitro system that may be used to study the toxic and protective effects of a wide range of substances or conditions linked with oxidative stress (9). Cytotoxicity of NSF-MOLE was tested and found that there is a significant concentration-related cytotoxicity of NSF-MOLE (the number of vital cell decrease as the concentration increase) (42). NSF-MOLE was nontoxic at low concentrations (120, 60,20, 8) ppm this finding was consistent with that of Targino et al. in 2014 who tested the cytotoxicity of Nano-silver fluoride on human erythrocyte and found that Nano-silver fluoride was safe in all concentrations tested regardless of blood group type (9). While the high concentration (200, 400) ppm caused hemolysis to more than 50% of the cells, thus considered toxic. 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