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Objective: This study assessed the effects of alpha-mangostin (AM) and citronella oil (CO) working alone or in combination against Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). Methods: The screening for antibacterial activity of AM and CO against P. acnes and S. aureus was carried out using the disk diffusion method. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) and minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBCs) of these two substances were determined using the broth microdilution method. The fractional inhibitory concentration indices (FICI) of a combination of AM and CO were obtained by checkerboard dilution assay. Results: The results showed that alpha-mangostin and citronella oil do indeed fight against P. acnes and S. aureus. The MICs and MBCs of AM against P. acnes and S. aureus were the same at 6.25 and 50 µg/ml, respectively. Both the MIC and the MBC of CO against P. acnes were 27.81µg/ml. The MIC and the MBC of CO against S. aureus were 112.13 and 224.25 µg/ml, respectively. The FICI of a combination of AM and CO against P. acnes and S. aureus were 2.00, indicating indifferent interaction with no additional inhibitory effect. Conclusion: AM and CO are very effective against P. acnes and S. aureus, nevertheless their effect when used together was indifferent from using alone. Further research may find that either or both of these substances combined with yet a different natural agent could provide synergy againstP. acnes and S. aureus.
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Objective:To accumulate dendritic cells(DC) into the peripheral blood and induce the specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte against tumor.Methods:B220~-CD11c~+ cells were sorted from the peripheral blood of C57BL/6 mice injected i.v.with P.acnes,and cultured for about six days in the presence of GM-CSF,IL-4 and mTNF-?.Phenotype and mixed leukocyte reaction(MLR) of these cells were assayed.CTL to anti-tumor,which was developed by cultured B220~CD11c~+ cells loading tumor antigen,was detected.Results:B220~-CD11c~+ cells were rapidly accumulated in the circulation of the mice after P.acnes injection.These cells could differentiate into mature DC when cultured in the presence of cytokines for several days.Moreover,cultured B220~-CD11c~+ cells loading tumor antigen could stimulate naive splenic CD3~+T cells generate high level of IFN-? and tumor specific cytolytic reactivity in vitro.Conclusion:B220~-CD11c~+ DC precursors rapidly accumulated in the peripheral blood after injection of(P.acnes) in mice.T cells could develop specific CTL to anti-target tumor cells in vitro when stimulated with P.acnes-mobilized DC loading tumor antigen.