Autor: |
Ludmila Matos Baltazar, Aimee E Krausz, Ana Camila Oliveira Souza, Brandon L Adler, Angelo Landriscina, Tagai Musaev, Joshua D Nosanchuk, Adam J Friedman |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2015 |
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Zdroj: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 3, p e0120179 (2015) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0120179 |
Popis: |
Antimicrobial photodynamic inhibition (aPI) utilizes radical stress generated from the excitation of a photosensitizer (PS) with light to destroy pathogens. Its use against Trichophyton rubrum, a dermatophytic fungus with increasing incidence and resistance, has not been well characterized. Our aim was to evaluate the mechanism of action of aPI against T. rubrum using curcumin as the PS in both free and nanoparticle (curc-np) form. Nanocarriers stabilize curcumin and allow for enhanced solubility and PS delivery. Curcumin aPI, at optimal conditions of 10 μg/mL of PS with 10 J/cm² of blue light (417 ± 5 nm), completely inhibited fungal growth (p |
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Directory of Open Access Journals |
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