Effect of amikacin, cephalothin, clindamycin and vancomycin on in vitro fibroblast growth
Genet. mol. biol
; 27(3): 454-459, Sept. 2004. ilus, tab, graf
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in English
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ABSTRACT
The effect of four antibiotics (amikacin, clindamycin, cephalothin and vancomycin) was investigated considering that bacterial infection in fibroblasts cultures is a very frequent event. The investigation included the effect of the antibiotics on fibroblast growth and on the activity of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase. The antibiotics were added to the fibroblast cultures and cell growth was evaluated by counting the number of cells and their viability. After cell harvesting, the enzyme activity and content of protein were measured. The results allowed us to conclude that none of the antibiotics affected the cellular number nor the cellular viability. The content of protein decreased when cephalothin and clindamycin were added to the cultures, and glucocerebrosidase was affected in the presence of amikacin. Vancomycin did not interfere with any of the parameters analyzed, so it was chosen to be used in cell cultures to prevent the contamination by gram positive bacteria.
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Main subject:
Amikacin
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Clindamycin
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Vancomycin
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Cephalothin
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Fibroblasts
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Genet. mol. biol
Journal subject:
Genetics
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul/BR