Atividade antifúngica e citotoxicidade do jato de plasma frio sob pressão atmosférica
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2016-12-15
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Borges, Aline Chiodi [UNESP]
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
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As doenças fúngicas representam grande desafio para a área médica e odontológica devido à crescente prevalência e aumento da resistência aos antifúngicos. O plasma frio sob pressão atmosférica (PFPA) é uma mistura gasosa contendo partículas carregadas, radicais livres e radiação. Sua potencial aplicação em doenças infecciosas foi relatada, contudo a literatura carece de estudo sistemático sobre o efeito antifúngico, mecanismos de ação e potencial citotóxico. Neste trabalho foi avaliado o efeito antifúngico do PFPA sobre Candida albicans através de ensaios em células planctônicas e biofilmes, efeitos sobre a integridade de parede celular e membrana plasmática, morfogênese, produção de exoenzimas, aderência às células epiteliais e efeito no tratamento in vivo de lesões de candidose oral induzida em modelo murino. Ainda, avaliou-se o efeito do PFPA sobre culturas de Trichophyton rubrum, além de efeitos sobre capacidade de adesão de conídios. Ainda, o potencial citotóxico foi investigado usando células epiteliais. PFPA em modo de tensão contínuo (MC) foi capaz de reduzir a aderência de C. albicans às células epiteliais, modular a transição levedura-hifa na cepa SC 5314 e comprometer a viabilidade de biofilmes. PFPA-MC se mostrou citotóxico em parâmetros efetivos frente a biofilmes de C. albicans. Porém, não foi observado efeito citotóxico quando o PFPA foi utilizado em modo de tensão pulsada (MP). A exposição ao PFPA-MP reduziu a invasão de C. albicans no epitélio in vivo. O PFPA-MP foi capaz de afetar o crescimento de T. rubrum a partir de 10 minutos e de afetar a sua capacidade de aderência. Assim, conclui-se que PFPA apresenta efeito antifúngico contra C. albicans e T. rubrum e é capaz de interferir em fatores de virulência de ambos os micro-organismos.
Fungal diseases represent a great challenge to the medical and dental areas, due to the increasing prevalence and antifungal resistance. Atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) is a gaseous mixture containing charged particles, free radicals and radiation. Its potential application in infectious disease has been reported, however there is still a lack of a systematic study on the antifungal effect, mechanism of action and citotoxicc potential. The general aim of this project was to evaluate the antifungal effect of APPJ on Candida albicans in planktonic and biofilm cultures, effects on cell wall and cell membrane integrity, morphogenesis, exoenzymes production, adherence to epithelial cells and in vivo effect in the treatment of oral candidosis in murine model will be performed. The effect of APPJ on Trichophyton rubrum cultures and on adherence capability were also evaluated. The cytotoxic potential was evaluated in vitro. APPJ in continuous tension mode (CM) was able to reduce the adherence and yeast-hyphae transition in C. albicans SC 5314 and to decrease biofilm viability. APPJ-CM showed cytotoxic effect in the parameters effective to C. albicans biofilm. Conversely, no cytotoxic effect on epithelial cells were observed when pulsed (PM) plasma jet was used. In vivo tests showed that APPJ-PM was able to prevent C. albicans invasion to the epithelium. T. rubrum cultures were affectd by APPJ-PM after 15 minutes of exposure and conidia adherence was impaired by 10 minutes exposure. In conclusion, APPJ showed antifungal effect against C. albicans and T. rubrum and can also impair virulence factors in both microorganisms.
Fungal diseases represent a great challenge to the medical and dental areas, due to the increasing prevalence and antifungal resistance. Atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) is a gaseous mixture containing charged particles, free radicals and radiation. Its potential application in infectious disease has been reported, however there is still a lack of a systematic study on the antifungal effect, mechanism of action and citotoxicc potential. The general aim of this project was to evaluate the antifungal effect of APPJ on Candida albicans in planktonic and biofilm cultures, effects on cell wall and cell membrane integrity, morphogenesis, exoenzymes production, adherence to epithelial cells and in vivo effect in the treatment of oral candidosis in murine model will be performed. The effect of APPJ on Trichophyton rubrum cultures and on adherence capability were also evaluated. The cytotoxic potential was evaluated in vitro. APPJ in continuous tension mode (CM) was able to reduce the adherence and yeast-hyphae transition in C. albicans SC 5314 and to decrease biofilm viability. APPJ-CM showed cytotoxic effect in the parameters effective to C. albicans biofilm. Conversely, no cytotoxic effect on epithelial cells were observed when pulsed (PM) plasma jet was used. In vivo tests showed that APPJ-PM was able to prevent C. albicans invasion to the epithelium. T. rubrum cultures were affectd by APPJ-PM after 15 minutes of exposure and conidia adherence was impaired by 10 minutes exposure. In conclusion, APPJ showed antifungal effect against C. albicans and T. rubrum and can also impair virulence factors in both microorganisms.
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Candida albicans, Trichophyton, Micoses, Biofilmes, Mycoses, Biofilms