Abstract
Background: Antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation with fullerenes bearing cationic charges may overcome resistant microbes. Methods & results: We synthesized C60-fullerene (LC16) bearing decaquaternary chain and deca-tertiary-amino groups that facilitates electron-transfer reactions via the photoexcited fullerene. Addition of the harmless salt, potassium iodide (10 mM) potentiated the ultraviolet A (UVA) or white light-mediated killing of Gram-negative bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii, Gram-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and fungal yeast Candida albicans by 1-2+ logs. Mouse model infected with bioluminescent Acinetobacter baumannii gave increased loss of bioluminescence when iodide (10 mM) was combined with LC16 and UVA/white light. Conclusion: The mechanism may involve photoinduced electron reduction of 1(C60>)∗ or 3(C60>)∗ by iodide producing I· or I2 followed by subsequent intermolecular electron-transfer events of (C60>)-· to produce reactive radicals.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 603-614 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Nanomedicine |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- antimicrobial photodynamic therapy
- bioluminescent bacteria
- decacationic fullerene
- decatertiary-amine chain
- in vivo infection model
- iodide potentiation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Biomedical Engineering
- General Materials Science
- Development