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Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther ; 32: 102012, 2020 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32947029

RESUMO

Photosensitizing agents are the cornerstone of Photodynamic Therapy (PDT). They play an essential role in deactivation process of multidrug resistant pathogens and tumor treatments. In this work, we studied a photosensitizing agent made from mixture of Silver Nanoparticles (Ag NPs) and Methylene Blue (MB) which possess improved important characteristics like high photostability and high singlet oxygen yield. Ag NPs were synthesized by pulsed laser ablation technique in different aqueous solutions like polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), citrate and Deionized (DI) water. The synthesized AgNPs were characterized in depth using with transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-vis (UV-vis), and photoluminescence (PL) spectra. These Ag NPs were combined with MB and used to eradicate the Gram-negative bacteria, Escherichia coli (E. coli), and Gram-positive bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). MB and Ag NPs mixture was found to possess higher antimicrobial activity and thus were more effective in killing both Gram -positive and Gram-negative bacteria in comparison to individual exposure of MB and Ag NPs. Additionally, the antimicrobial effects varied with respect to the size of nanoparticles as well as the medium used for their synthesis. The data from this study supports the potential use of the proposed method in PDT where standard photosensitizers have limitations.


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Anti-Infecciosos , Nanopartículas Metálicas , Fotoquimioterapia , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Anti-Infecciosos/farmacologia , Escherichia coli , Azul de Metileno/farmacologia , Fotoquimioterapia/métodos , Fármacos Fotossensibilizantes/farmacologia , Prata/farmacologia , Staphylococcus aureus
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Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther ; 24: 7-14, 2018 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30144532

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Due to their many unique properties, graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have attracted much attention and are a promising material with potential applications in many fields. One application of GQDs is as a photodynamic therapy agent that generates singlet oxygen. In this work, GQDs were grown by focusing nanosecond laser pulses into benzene and then were later combined with methylene blue (MB) and used to eradicate the Gram-negative bacteria, Escherichia coli, and Gram-positive bacteria, Micrococcus luteus. Theoretical calculation of pressure evolution was calculated using the standard finite difference method. Detailed characterization was performed with transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), UV-vis (UV-vis), and photoluminescence (PL) spectra. Furthermore, MB-GQD singlet oxygen generation was investigated by measuring the rate of 9,10-anthracenediyl-bis(methylene) dimalonic acid photobleaching. Combining MB with GQDs caused enhanced singlet oxygen generation. Our results show that the MB-GQD combination efficiently destroys bacteria. The (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) (MTT) assay was used to determine if GQDs in dark conditions caused human cellular side-effects and affected cancer and noncancer cellular viability. We found that even high concentrations of GQDs do not alter viability under dark conditions. These results suggest that the MB-GQD combination is a promising form of photodynamic therapy.


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Grafite/química , Terapia com Luz de Baixa Intensidade/métodos , Azul de Metileno/uso terapêutico , Pontos Quânticos/uso terapêutico , Oxigênio Singlete/agonistas , Compostos de Enxofre/uso terapêutico , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos da radiação , Lasers de Estado Sólido , Azul de Metileno/administração & dosagem , Pontos Quânticos/administração & dosagem , Compostos de Enxofre/administração & dosagem
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