School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, China.
Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, China.
Nanoscale. 2021 Nov 25;13(45):19123-19132. doi: 10.1039/d1nr05364g.
Visible blue light exerts microbicidal effects with reduced deleterious effects compared with UV light. However, the lack of specific photosensitizers restricts the use of blue light on wound tissues. Here, we report the use of biomimetic ferrihydrite nanoparticles (Fhn) as the sensitizer to augment not only the antimicrobial but also the healing effects of blue light on -infected wound tissue. Based on the excellent photo-Fenton active Fhn under blue light illumination (450 nm, 35 630 lux), the Fhn-sensitized blue-light therapy completely cured acute wound within 7 days in sessions of one hour per day and diminished bacterial and fungal colony-forming units more than 5 log (99.999%) and 2 log (99%) . Mechanistic studies revealed that hydroxyl radicals (˙OH) generated by the combined therapy could effectively damage the microbe genome and membranes without significant damage to wound tissues. Interestingly, these two naturally occurring nonantibiotic modalities (Fhn with blue light) significantly stimulate the angiogenesis and decrease the inflammatory response on the wound site, which accelerates the wound healing synergically. The results demonstrated the use of biomimetic Fhn as the general photosensitizer for enhanced antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and wound healing effects of blue light-based therapy.
可见蓝光与紫外线相比,具有杀菌作用,且有害作用较小。然而,缺乏特定的光敏剂限制了蓝光在伤口组织上的应用。在这里,我们报告了使用仿生水铁矿纳米颗粒(Fhn)作为敏化剂,不仅增强了蓝光对感染伤口组织的抗菌作用,还增强了其愈合作用。基于蓝光照射下(450nm,35630lux)优异的光芬顿活性 Fhn,Fhn 敏化的蓝光疗法在每天一小时的一次疗程中,在 7 天内完全治愈了急性伤口,并减少了细菌和真菌的菌落形成单位超过 5 个对数(99.999%)和 2 个对数(99%)。机制研究表明,联合治疗产生的羟基自由基(˙OH)可以有效地破坏微生物的基因组和细胞膜,而对伤口组织没有明显的损伤。有趣的是,这两种天然存在的非抗生素方式(Fhn 与蓝光)显著刺激了伤口部位的血管生成并减少了炎症反应,从而协同加速了伤口愈合。结果表明,使用仿生 Fhn 作为通用光敏剂,可以增强基于蓝光的疗法的抗菌、抗炎和愈合作用。