Natural photosensitizers in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

E Polat, K Kang - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Health problems and reduced treatment effectiveness due to antimicrobial resistance have
become important global problems and are important factors that negatively affect life …

Pseudomonas spp. in Canine Otitis Externa

B Secker, S Shaw, RJ Atterbury - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Canine otitis externa (OE) is a commonly diagnosed condition seen in veterinary practice
worldwide. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms of the disease, with a particular focus …

Development of a light activatable lignin nanosphere based spray coating for bioimaging and antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

S Paul, NS Thakur, S Chandna, YN Reddy… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Many coating materials are commercially available to combat microbial infections. However,
these coatings are difficult to synthesize, and are mostly composed of toxic chemicals. Lignin …

Nanomolar effective report of tetra-cationic silver (II) porphyrins against non-tuberculous mycobacteria in antimicrobial photodynamic approaches

KB Guterres, GG Rossi, MMA de Campos… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2022 - Elsevier
We report the photoinactivation evaluation of Ag (II) porphyrins (cationic AgTMeP and
anionic AgTPPS) in the antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) of rapidly growing …

Investigation of powerful fungicidal activity of tetra-cationic platinum (II) and palladium (II) porphyrins by antimicrobial photodynamic therapy assays

SC Pinto, TV Acunha, JM Santurio, LB Denardi… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This manuscript reports enhanced antimicrobial photoinactivation using tetra-cationic
porphyrins with peripheral platinum (II) and palladium (II) complexes against fungal …

In vitro porphyrin-based photodynamic therapy against mono and polyculture of multidrug-resistant bacteria isolated from integumentary infections in animals

CS Machado, MG Seeger, KS Moreira… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms have been frequently isolated from integumentary
lesions of animals, and these lesions are usually infected by more than one pathogen. This …

[HTML][HTML] Latest trends on photodynamic disinfection of Gram-negative bacteria: Photosensitizer's structure and delivery systems

N Maldonado-Carmona, TS Ouk… - … & Photobiological Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Antimicrobial resistance is threatening to overshadow last century's medical advances.
Etiological agents of previously eradicated infectious diseases are now resurgent as …

[HTML][HTML] Supramolecular assemblies based on polymeric cyclodextrin nanosponges and a cationic porphyrin with antimicrobial photodynamic therapy action

R Zagami, AR Pedrazzo, D Franco, F Caldera… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Within of the increasing requirement of alternative approaches to fight emerging infections,
nano-photosensitisers (nanoPS) are currently designed with the aim to optimize the …

Optical clearing of tissues: issues of antimicrobial phototherapy and drug delivery

VV Tuchin, EA Genina, ES Tuchina… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review presents principles and novelties in the field of tissue optical clearing (TOC)
technology, as well as application for optical monitoring of drug delivery and effective …

Antimicrobial activity of water-soluble tetra-cationic porphyrins on Pseudomonas aeruginosa

CG Urquhart, T da Rosa Pinheiro, JLG da Silva… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This manuscript presents the cytotoxicity, antimicrobial activity, antibiofilm preliminary
properties, and associated therapy with commercial drugs using water-soluble tetra-cationic …