Department of Dermatology, Daping Hospital, The Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China.
Department of Neonatology, Children's Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China.
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2018 Dec;24:88-94. doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2018.07.005. Epub 2018 Jul 10.
To investigate the effects of ALA-PDT on biofilm structure, virulence factor secretion, and quorum sensing (QS) in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
We used confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), an XTT assay, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), a virulence factor assay and qRT-PCR in this study.
The XTT assay showed that ALA-PDT significantly inhibited the growth of planktonic P. aeruginosa. CLSM and SEM showed that ALA-PDT destroyed both bacterial and biofilm structures. The virulence factor assay showed that pyocyanin and elastase secretion were significantly inhibited in the ALA-PDT groups. qRT-PCR assays demonstrated that ALA-PDT significantly reduced the mRNA expression of QS-related genes.
ALA-PDT kills planktonic and viable biofilm-associated P. aeruginosa cells, destroys biofilm structures, reduces virulence factor secretion and affects QS system gene expression.
研究 ALA-PDT 对铜绿假单胞菌生物膜结构、毒力因子分泌和群体感应(QS)的影响。
本研究采用共聚焦激光扫描显微镜(CLSM)、XTT 检测法、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、毒力因子检测和 qRT-PCR。
XTT 检测法显示 ALA-PDT 显著抑制浮游态铜绿假单胞菌的生长。CLSM 和 SEM 显示 ALA-PDT 破坏了细菌和生物膜结构。毒力因子检测法显示,铜绿假单胞菌分泌的绿脓菌素和弹性蛋白酶明显减少。qRT-PCR 检测显示,ALA-PDT 显著降低了与 QS 相关基因的 mRNA 表达。
ALA-PDT 可杀灭浮游态和存活生物膜相关铜绿假单胞菌细胞,破坏生物膜结构,减少毒力因子分泌,影响 QS 系统基因表达。