Infections caused byCandida albicansare of increasing concern, especially considering immunodepressed patients. The toxicity of most antifungal agents, the great number of cases with recidives, as well as the emergence of resistant samples has provoked the evaluation of new forms of therapy. In this context, the photodynamic therapy (PDT) presents auspicious antimicrobial properties, stimulating the development of trials employing several kinds of photosensitizers. In the present work, the application of different kind of Azure dyes as photosensitizer in PDT againstC. albicanswas evaluated through instrumental measurements of electronic spectroscopy. In fact, the values of optical density were a precise indicator of the growth inhibition of the microorganisms. Indeed, Azures are phenothiazinium derivatives that constitute a very relevant class of compounds with several biomedical applications, such as photoantimicrobial therapy against local bacterial infection, tuberculosis, trypanosomiasis, malaria, Rickettsia, yeasts, viral infectionnand cancer. Azure A, Azure B, Azure A thiocyanate, Azure B BF4, Azure A eosinate are the dyes tested againstC. albicans. The results denoted completely distinct behaviors to the different types of Azure compound evaluated in this work. In fact, Azure A and Azure A eosinate presented significant results when irradiated with 56 J/cm2, since the growth inhibition ofC. albicansreached approximately 60%. This Azure compounds have significant potential to be employed as photosensitizer (PS) in PDT, especially in cases of mucocutaneous candidosis. The spectroscopic evaluation was very effective to the detection of slight alterations in the growth of the microorganisms, denoting that this kind of analysis is an excellent alternative to determine growth inhibition ofCandida albicans. The experimental data are discussed in details in agreement with recent results from literature.
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