2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.drup.2017.07.003
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Can microbial cells develop resistance to oxidative stress in antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation?

Abstract: Infections have been a major cause of disease throughout the history of humans on earth. With the introduction of antibiotics, it was thought that infections had been conquered. However, bacteria have been able to develop resistance to antibiotics at an exponentially increasing rate. The growing threat from multi-drug resistant organisms calls for intensive action to prevent the emergence of totally resistant and untreatable infections. Novel, non-invasive, non-antibiotic strategies are needed that act more ef… Show more

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“…It is well‐recognized that photodynamic inactivation attacks several biomolecules on bacterial cells, including proteins, nucleic acids and lipids . The damage induced by ROS in lipids diminishes the fluidity of the cell membrane causing its disruption, as a consequence of oxidative stress during aPDT . In fact, the electron micrographs obtained in the present study can reflect the morphological changes of bacterial membrane induced by photodynamic treatment and confirm the detrimental effects of photoinactivation mediated by ERY and RB.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 91%
“…It is well‐recognized that photodynamic inactivation attacks several biomolecules on bacterial cells, including proteins, nucleic acids and lipids . The damage induced by ROS in lipids diminishes the fluidity of the cell membrane causing its disruption, as a consequence of oxidative stress during aPDT . In fact, the electron micrographs obtained in the present study can reflect the morphological changes of bacterial membrane induced by photodynamic treatment and confirm the detrimental effects of photoinactivation mediated by ERY and RB.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 91%
“…The unfortunate excessive use of antibiotics has led to a considerable and alarming increase in the rate of resistant isolates in many countries . Considering that the era of antibiotics will eventually come to an end, aPDT has been established as an effective antimicrobial strategy that does not rely on conventional antibiotic mechanisms . Despite a number of advantages, there have been very few studies in which PDT was considered as a treatment option for bladder infections, even though, in recent years, PDT of bladder cancer has found its way into widespread clinical use .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Moreover, the phthalocyanine ZnPPc 4+ is also an efficient photosensitizer to kill planktonic bacterial cells . However, it is known that bacteria growing as biofilm are less susceptible to PDI compared with their equivalent planktonic form . Thereby, photosensitizer concentration and irradiation times were increased to gain similar photoinactivation.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%