Photodynamic Inactivation of ESKAPE Group Bacterial Pathogens in Planktonic and Biofilm Cultures Using Metallated Porphyrin-Doped Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles

Photodynamic inactivation (PDI) protocols using photoactive metallated porphyrin-doped conjugated polymer nanoparticles (CPNs) and blue light were developed to eliminate multidrug-resistant pathogens. CPNs-PDI protocols using varying particle concentrations and irradiation doses were tested against nine pathogenic bacterial strains including antibiotic-resistant bacteria of the ESKAPE (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter species) pathogens group. The bactericidal effect was achieved in methicillin-resistant Staphylococus aureus (S. aureus) strains using low light doses (9.6-14.4 J/cm2), while Gram-negative bacteria required a higher light dose (28.8 J/cm2). The bacteria-CPN interaction was studied through flow cytometry, taking advantage of the intrinsic CPN fluorescence, demonstrating that CPNs efficiently bind to the bacterial envelope. Finally, the performance of CPNs-PDI was explored in biofilms; good antibiofilm ability and almost complete eradication were observed for S. aureus and Escherichia coli biofilms, respectively, using confocal microscopy. Overall, we demonstrated that CPNs-PDI is an efficient tool not only to kill superbugs as sessile cells but also to disrupt and eradicate biofilms of highly relevant pathogenic bacterial species.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

Enthalten in:

ACS infectious diseases - 6(2020), 8 vom: 14. Aug., Seite 2202-2213

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Martínez, Sol R [VerfasserIn]
Ibarra, Luis E [VerfasserIn]
Ponzio, Rodrigo A [VerfasserIn]
Forcone, María V [VerfasserIn]
Wendel, Ana B [VerfasserIn]
Chesta, Carlos A [VerfasserIn]
Spesia, Mariana B [VerfasserIn]
Palacios, Rodrigo E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biofilms
ESKAPE pathogens
Journal Article
Metallated porphyrin-doped conjugated polymer nanoparticles
Photodynamic inactivation protocols
Polymers
Porphyrins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 23.06.2021

Date Revised 23.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00268

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM311176976