Ouf Salama A, Mohamed Abdel-Aleam H, El-Adly Amira A
Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Almadinah Almunawwarah, KSA.
Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt.
Med Mycol. 2017 Jul 1;55(5):495-506. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myw096.
The objective of this research was to investigate the effect of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), free or conjugated with monoclonal antibody and mediated by Q-switched Nd:YAG laser on five dermatophytes. The laser was applied for 45 s at 532 nm and 0.8 J/cm2. The application of AgNPs combined with laser caused an increase in fungal susceptibility compared to application of AgNPs alone. The MIC50 and MIC100 recorded 3 and 9 μg/ml in the case of E. floccosum (the most susceptible species), 10 and 19 μg/ml for T. rubrum (the most tolerant species), respectively. A decrease in keratinase activity reaching 76.1, 67.1, and 62.4% was attained in the case of M. gypseum, T. rubrum, and T. mentagrophyte, respectively, on application of 10 μg/ml AgNPs combined with Nd:YAG laser. Under the same conditions of application, a steady increase in leaked materials coupled with reduction in ergosterol synthesis was reached. The structural alterations occurred to the fungus were more observed on the application of AgNPs in combination with laser where the conidia and hyphae lost their cellular integrity, become flaccid, permanently destructed, and completely killed. The monoclonal antibody conjugated AgNPs did not result in significant variation in in vitro experiments compared with that produced by nonconjugated nanoparticles. However, the conjugates achieved significantly more curing of M. canis-inoculated guinea pigs compared with nonconjugated nanoparticles.
本研究的目的是调查游离或与单克隆抗体偶联并由调Q钕:钇铝石榴石激光介导的银纳米颗粒(AgNPs)对五种皮肤癣菌的影响。激光在532nm波长、0.8J/cm²的条件下照射45秒。与单独应用AgNPs相比,联合激光应用AgNPs会增加真菌的易感性。对于絮状表皮癣菌(最敏感的菌种),MIC50和MIC100分别为3μg/ml和9μg/ml;对于红色毛癣菌(最耐受的菌种),MIC50和MIC100分别为10μg/ml和19μg/ml。在应用10μg/ml AgNPs联合Nd:YAG激光时,石膏样小孢子菌、红色毛癣菌和须癣毛癣菌的角蛋白酶活性分别下降了76.1%、67.1%和62.4%。在相同的应用条件下,渗出物质稳步增加,同时麦角甾醇合成减少。在联合应用AgNPs和激光时,观察到真菌的结构改变更为明显,分生孢子和菌丝失去细胞完整性,变得松弛、永久破坏并完全死亡。与未偶联纳米颗粒相比,单克隆抗体偶联的AgNPs在体外实验中未导致显著差异。然而,与未偶联纳米颗粒相比,偶联物在感染犬小孢子菌的豚鼠治疗中取得了显著更好的效果。