Photodynamic therapy for the treatment of buccal candidiasis in rats

Junqueira, Juliana Campos; Martins, Joyce da Silva; Faria, Raquel Lourdes; Colombo, Carlos Eduardo Dias; Jorge, Antônio Olavo Cardoso

doi:10.1007/s10103-009-0673-4

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“…This finding is in agreement with that demonstrated by Kömerik et al, 15 who also verified no damage to periodontal tissues of rats submitted to PDT. Junqueira et al 53 described fewer epithelial alterations and lower chronic inflammatory response in rats submitted to PDT and more intense lesions in rats treated only with laser. In the present study, yeast and pseudohyphae were observed only in the keratinized layer without invasion of the epithelium and the inflammation in the subjacent connective tissue was scored as mild for all mice infected with C. albicans, whether or not they were submitted to PDT.…”

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Susceptibility of Candida albicans to photodynamic therapy in a murine model of oral candidosis

Mima

Pavarina

Dovigo

et al. 2010

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, an

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Objective. In vivo studies of antimicrobial PDT in animal models of oral candidosis are scarce and the association of porphyrin and LED light has not been evaluated for in vivo photoinactivation of Candida. In this study the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy (PDT) on the inactivation of Candida albicans in vivo was evaluated. Study design. Seventy-one 6-week-old female Swiss mice were immunosuppressed, provided tetracycline to their drinking water, then orally swabbed with a suspension of C. albicans (10 7 CFU/mL). Four days after oral inoculation, PDT was performed on the dorsum of the tongue after topical administration of Photogem at 400, 500, or 1000 mg/L and followed 30 minutes later by illumination with LED light (305 J/cm 2 ) at 455 or 630 nm (n ϭ 5 each). After swabbing to recover yeast from the tongue, the number of surviving yeast cells was determined (CFU/mL) and analyzed by ANOVA and Holm-Sidak tests (P Ͻ .05). Animals were humanely killed, and the tongues surgically removed and processed for histological evaluation of presence of yeast and inflammatory reaction. Results. PDT resulted in a significant reduction in C. albicans recovered from the tongue (P Ͻ .001) when compared with mice from the positive control group. There was no difference between the concentrations of Photogem and LED light wavelengths used. Histological evaluation of the tongue revealed that PDT causes no significant adverse effects to the local mucosa. Conclusion. PDT promoted significant reduction in the viability of C. albicans biofilm without harming the tongue tissue.

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Susceptibility of Candida albicans to photodynamic therapy in a murine model of oral candidosis

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Pavarina

Dovigo

et al. 2010

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, an

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“…Several attempts to investigate the possibilities of clinical application of PDI against local candidiasis have been undertaken (23,24). Photodynamic therapy was proposed for the treatment of buccal candidiasis in rats (9,25). In antifungal photodynamic chemotherapy, three main groups of photosensitizers are used, namely, phenothiazine dyes (e.g., (e.g., hematoporphyrin derivative [HpD] and Photogem), and phthalocyanines (e.g., Pc4 and RPL068) (Table 4).…”

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Imidazoacridinone Derivatives as Efficient Sensitizers in Photoantimicrobial Chemotherapy

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Grinholc

Bielawski

et al. 2013

Appl Environ Microbiol

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The objective of this study was to investigate a new potential photosensitizer (PS) in the photodynamic inactivation (PDI) of microorganisms in vitro (11 reference strains and 13 clinical isolates, representing common Gram-positive and Gram-negative human pathogens), with special emphasis on Candida albicans. We studied the light-induced cytotoxicity of the imidazoacridinone derivative C1330 toward fungal cells grown in planktonic form. We examined the influence of various parameters (time of incubation, PDI quencher effect, and C1330 accumulation in C. albicans cells) on the efficacy of light-dependent cytotoxicity. Additionally, we checked for the potential cyto-and phototoxic activity of C1330 against human dermal keratinocytes. In our research, we used a broadband incoherent blue light source (380 to 470 nm) with an output power of 100 mW/cm 2 . In vitro studies showed that the C1330 action against C. albicans was a light-dependent process. C1330 was an efficient photosensitizer in the photodynamic inactivation of C. albicans, which reduced the growth of planktonic cells by 6.1 log 10 units. Efficient accumulation of PS in the nucleus and vacuoles was observed after 30 min of incubation, which correlated with the highest photokilling efficacy. Significant changes in intracellular structure were observed upon illumination of C1330-incubated C. albicans cells. In the case of the human HaCaT cell line, approximately 40% of cells survived the treatment, which indicates the potential benefit of further study of the application of C1330 in photoantimicrobial chemotherapy. These data suggest that PDI may be a viable approach for the treatment of localized C. albicans infections.

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“…PDT is a therapeutic strategy that involves the combination of a nontoxic photosensitizer (PS) and a harmless visible light source [19]. The excited PS reacts with molecular oxygen to produce highly reactive oxygen species, which induce injury and death of microorganisms [20].…”

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Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis in endodontic infections: antibiotic resistance profile and susceptibility to photodynamic therapy

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Introduction Enterococcus faecium has become an important microorganism in nosocomial infections with great ability to acquire antibiotic resistance. However, little is known about their presence on the oral cavity. Therefore, our objective was to verify the presence of E. faecium and E. faecalis in endodontic infections and compare their susceptibility to conventional antibiotics and photodynamic therapy. Methods We performed 38 collections from the root canals of different patients. Positive Enterococcus agar samples were submitted to phenotypic and genotypic testing for speciesspecific confirmation. The isolates identified as E. faecium and E. faecalis were tested for susceptibility to antibiotics by the E-test method. After that, the isolates were evaluated for susceptibility to photodynamic therapy (PDT) using methylene blue and gallium arsenide aluminum laser with a wavelength of 660 nm and fluence of 39.5 J/cm 2 (energy of 15 J and time of 428 s).Results Cultures positive for E. faecalis were found in 22 patients (58%). Among these patients, only two had E. faecium in mixed infections with E. faecalis. In the isolates of E. faecalis, 27% were resistant to antibiotics, including tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, and azithromycin. The isolates of E. faecium showed no resistance to the antibiotics tested. Both the isolates of E. faecium and E. faecalis exhibit significant susceptibility to PDT, including the isolates resistant to antibiotics. The reductions achieved by PDT ranged of 2.76 to 4.31 log 10 for E. faecalis strains and of 3.93 to 4.33 log 10 for E. faecium strains. Conclusion E. faecium showed lower prevalence in endodontic infections and higher susceptibility to antibiotics when compared to E. faecalis. In in vitro assays, PDT had a significant antimicrobial activity for both strains.

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Photodynamic therapy for the treatment of buccal candidiasis in rats

Cited by 59 publications

References 21 publications

Susceptibility of Candida albicans to photodynamic therapy in a murine model of oral candidosis

Susceptibility of Candida albicans to photodynamic therapy in a murine model of oral candidosis

Imidazoacridinone Derivatives as Efficient Sensitizers in Photoantimicrobial Chemotherapy

Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis in endodontic infections: antibiotic resistance profile and susceptibility to photodynamic therapy

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