[HTML][HTML] Iron metabolism at the interface between host and pathogen: from nutritional immunity to antibacterial development

M Marchetti, O De Bei, S Bettati, B Campanini… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nutritional immunity is a form of innate immunity widespread in both vertebrates and
invertebrates. The term refers to a rich repertoire of mechanisms set up by the host to inhibit …

[HTML][HTML] Porphyrin/chlorin derivatives as promising molecules for therapy of colorectal cancer

F Dandash, DY Leger, M Diab-Assaf, V Sol, B Liagre - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer-related death. The demand for new
therapeutic approaches has increased attention paid toward therapies with high targeting …

[HTML][HTML] Development of Antimicrobial Laser-Induced Photodynamic Therapy Based on Ethylcellulose/Chitosan Nanocomposite with 5,10,15,20-Tetrakis(m …

MS Hasanin, M Abdelraof, M Fikry, YM Shaker… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The development of new antimicrobial strategies that act more efficiently than traditional
antibiotics is becoming a necessity to combat multidrug-resistant pathogens. Here we report …

Investigation of isomeric tetra-cationic porphyrin activity with peripheral [Pd (bpy) Cl]+ units by antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

CH da Silveira, V Vieceli, DJ Clerici… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, we report the antimicrobial photoinactivation using tetra-cationic porphyrins with
peripheral palladium (II) complexes against bacterial strains. Two different isomeric Pd (II) …

In vitro antimicrobial photodynamic therapy using tetra-cationic porphyrins against multidrug-resistant bacteria isolated from canine otitis

MG Seeger, AS Ries, LT Gressler, SA Botton… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria have been frequently isolated from canine otitis.
Photodynamic therapy using porphyrins as photosensitizing molecules is an alternative …

Effect of peripheral platinum (II) bipyridyl complexes on the interaction of tetra-cationic porphyrins with human serum albumin

OA Chaves, TV Acunha, BA Iglesias, CSH Jesus… - Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
The interaction between human serum albumin (HSA) and two porphyrin-based tetra-
cationic photosensitizers were investigated via spectroscopic techniques (steady-state, time …

[HTML][HTML] Peripheral tetra-cationic Pt (II) porphyrins photo-inactivating rapidly growing mycobacteria: First application in mycobacteriology

GG Rossi, KB Guterres, CH da Silveira, KS Moreira… - Microbial …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this manuscript, we report, for the first time, the photoinactivation evaluation of tetra-
cationic porphyrins with peripheral Pt (II)-bpy complexes in the photodynamic inactivation …

Novel xanthone antibacterials: Semi-synthesis, biological evaluation, and the action mechanisms

Y Lu, T Guan, S Wang, C Zhou, M Wang… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Mangostin (α-MG) has demonstrated to display potent activities against Gram-
positive bacterial. However, the contribution of phenolic hydroxyl groups of α-MG to the …

Profiling of Indigenous Biosurfactant‐Producing Bacillus Isolates in the Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated by Petroleum Products and Olive Oil

PS Elenga-Wilson, CA Kayath… - International Journal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Petroleum is, up to this date, an inimitable nonrenewable energy resource. Petroleum
leakage, which arises during transport, storage, and refining, is the most important …

Metal center ion effects on photoinactivating rapidly growing mycobacteria using water-soluble tetra-cationic porphyrins

KB Guterres, GG Rossi, MMA de Campos, KS Moreira… - Biometals, 2020 - Springer
Rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) are pathogens that belong to the mycobacteriaceae
family and responsible for causing mycobacterioses, which are infections of opportunistic …