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AuthorRupel, Katia
AuthorZupin, Luisa
AuthorBrich, Silvia
AuthorMardirossian, Mario
AuthorOttaviani, Giulia
AuthorGobbo, Margherita
AuthorDi Lenarda, Roberto
AuthorPricl, Sabrina
AuthorCrovella, Sergio
AuthorZacchigna, Serena
AuthorBiasotto, Matteo
Available date2024-07-21T06:24:22Z
Publication Date2021
Publication NameJournal of Biophotonics
ResourceScopus
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbio.202000350
ISSN1864063X
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/56862
AbstractThe aim of this work was to assess the antimicrobial efficacy on Pseudomonas aeruginosa of nanomicelles loaded with curcumin (CUR) alone and activated by blue laser light in an antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT) approach. First, free CUR in liquid suspension and loaded in three amphiphilic nanomicelles (CUR-DAPMA, CUR-SPD and CUR-SPM) were tested both on bacteria and keratinocytes. While free CUR exerted limited efficacy showing moderate cytotoxicity, a strong inhibition of bacterial growth was obtained using all three nanosystems without toxicity on eukaryotic cells. CUR-SPM emerged as the most effective, and was therefore employed in APDT experiments. Among the three sublethal blue laser (λ 445 nm) protocols tested, the ones characterized by a fluence of 18 and 30 J/cm2 further decreased the antimicrobial concentration to 50 nM. The combination of blue laser APDT with CUR-SPM nanomicelles results in an effective synergistic activity that represents a promising novel therapeutic approach on resistant species.
Languageen
Publisherwiley
Subjectantimicrobial
blue laser
curcumin
nanomicelles
photodynamic therapy
TitleAntimicrobial activity of amphiphilic nanomicelles loaded with curcumin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa alone and activated by blue laser light
TypeArticle
Issue Number3
Volume Number14
dc.accessType Abstract Only


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