Department of Immunology and Infectious Biology, Institute of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Laboratory of Microbiological and Technical Services, Institute of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
PLoS One. 2018 Mar 19;13(3):e0194254. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194254. eCollection 2018.
Due to low efficacy of classic antimicrobial drugs, finding new active preparations attracts much attention. In this study an innovative, cost-effective and environmentally friendly method was applied to produce silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using filamentous fungi Metarhizium robertsii biomass waste. It was shown that these NPs possess prominent antifungal effects against C. albicans, C. glabrata and C. parapsilosis reference strains. Further detailed studies were performed on C. albicans ATCC 90028. AgNPs kill curve (CFU method and esterase-mediated reduction of fluorescein diacetate); fractionally inhibitory concentration index (FICI) with fluconazole (FLC); effect on fungal cell membrane permeability (propidium iodide (PI) staining), membrane lipids profile (HPLC-MS), yeast morphotypes and intracellular reactive oxygen species level (H2DCFDA probe) were investigated. Anti-adhesive and anti-biofilm properties of AgNPs (alone and in combination with FLC) were also tested. Biosafety of AgNPs use was assessed in vitro in cytotoxicity tests against L929 fibroblasts, pulmonary epithelial A549 cell line, and red blood cells. Significant reduction in the viability of yeast cells treated with AgNPs was shown within 6 h. The proportion of C. albicans PI-positive cells increased in a dose and time-dependent manner. Changes in the qualitative and quantitative profile of cell membrane lipids, including significant decline in the quantity of most phospholipid species containing C18:2 and an increase in the amount of phospholipids containing C18:1 acyl species were observed after yeast exposure to AgNPs. CLSM images showed an enhancement in ROS intracellular accumulation in C. albicans treated with biogenic nanosilver. C. albicans transformation from yeast to hyphal forms was also reduced. AgNPs decreased adhesion of yeast to abiotic surfaces, as well as acted synergistically with FLC against sessile population. At fungicidal and fungistatic concentrations, they were non-toxic to mammalian cells. Obtained results confirm suitability of our "green synthesis" method to produce AgNPs with therapeutic potential against fungal infections.
由于经典抗菌药物疗效低,寻找新的有效制剂引起了广泛关注。在这项研究中,应用了一种创新的、具有成本效益的和环保的方法,使用丝状真菌玫烟色棒束孢(Metarhizium robertsii)生物量废料来生产银纳米粒子(AgNPs)。结果表明,这些 NPs 对白色念珠菌、近平滑念珠菌和光滑念珠菌参考菌株具有显著的抗真菌作用。进一步对白色念珠菌 ATCC 90028 进行了详细研究。通过 CFU 法和荧光素二乙酸酯介导的还原酶法测定了 AgNPs 的杀菌曲线;用氟康唑(FLC)测定了部分抑菌浓度指数(FICI);研究了 AgNPs 对真菌细胞膜通透性(碘化丙啶(PI)染色)、膜脂谱(HPLC-MS)、酵母形态和细胞内活性氧水平(H2DCFDA 探针)的影响。还测试了 AgNPs(单独使用和与 FLC 联合使用)的抗黏附性和抗生物膜特性。通过体外细胞毒性试验,评估了 AgNPs 在 L929 成纤维细胞、肺上皮 A549 细胞系和红细胞中的生物安全性。结果显示,AgNPs 处理的酵母细胞在 6 小时内活力显著降低。PI 阳性细胞的比例呈剂量和时间依赖性增加。细胞膜脂质的定性和定量谱发生变化,包括大多数含有 C18:2 的磷脂种类的数量显著下降,以及含有 C18:1 酰基种类的磷脂数量增加,在酵母暴露于 AgNPs 后观察到。CLSM 图像显示,生物合成纳米银处理的白色念珠菌细胞内 ROS 积累增加。白色念珠菌从酵母到菌丝形式的转化也减少了。AgNPs 降低了酵母对非生物表面的黏附,并且与 FLC 联合对静止群体具有协同作用。在杀菌和抑菌浓度下,它们对哺乳动物细胞无毒。实验结果证实,我们的“绿色合成”方法适合生产具有抗真菌感染治疗潜力的 AgNPs。
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