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Nitric Oxide Releasing Nanoparticles for Treatment of Candida Albicans Burn Infections
Candida albicans is a leading fungal cause of burn infections in hospital settings, and sepsis is one of the principle causes of death after a severe burn. The prevalence of invasive candidiasis in burn cases varies widely, but it accounts for 3–23% of severe infection with a mortality rate ranging...
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2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3370663/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22701111 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00193 |
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author | Macherla, Chitralekha Sanchez, David A. Ahmadi, Mohammed S. Vellozzi, Ernestine M. Friedman, Adam J. Nosanchuk, Joshua D. Martinez, Luis R. |
author_facet | Macherla, Chitralekha Sanchez, David A. Ahmadi, Mohammed S. Vellozzi, Ernestine M. Friedman, Adam J. Nosanchuk, Joshua D. Martinez, Luis R. |
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description | Candida albicans is a leading fungal cause of burn infections in hospital settings, and sepsis is one of the principle causes of death after a severe burn. The prevalence of invasive candidiasis in burn cases varies widely, but it accounts for 3–23% of severe infection with a mortality rate ranging from 14 to 70%. Therefore, it is imperative that we develop innovative therapeutics to which this fungus is unlikely to evolve resistance, thus curtailing the associated morbidity and mortality and ultimately improving our capacity to treat these infections. An inexpensive and stable nitric oxide (NO)-releasing nanoparticle (NO-np) platform has been recently developed. NO is known to have direct antifungal activity, modulate host immune responses and significantly regulate wound healing. In this study, we hypothesized that NO-np would be an effective therapy in the treatment of C. albicans burn infections. Using a murine burn model, NO-np demonstrated antifungal activity against C. albicans in vivo, most likely by arresting its growth and morphogenesis as demonstrated in vitro. NO-np demonstrated effective antimicrobial activity against yeast and filamentous forms of the fungus. Moreover, we showed that NO-np significantly accelerated the rate of wound healing in cutaneous burn infections when compared to controls. The histological evaluation of the affected tissue revealed that NO-np treatment modified leukocyte infiltration, minimized the fungal burden, and reduced collagen degradation, thus providing potential mechanisms for the therapeutics’ biological activity. Together, these data suggest that NO-np have the potential to serve as a novel topical antifungal which can be used for the treatment of cutaneous burn infections and wounds. |
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spelling | pubmed-33706632012-06-13 Nitric Oxide Releasing Nanoparticles for Treatment of Candida Albicans Burn Infections Macherla, Chitralekha Sanchez, David A. Ahmadi, Mohammed S. Vellozzi, Ernestine M. Friedman, Adam J. Nosanchuk, Joshua D. Martinez, Luis R. Front Microbiol Microbiology Candida albicans is a leading fungal cause of burn infections in hospital settings, and sepsis is one of the principle causes of death after a severe burn. The prevalence of invasive candidiasis in burn cases varies widely, but it accounts for 3–23% of severe infection with a mortality rate ranging from 14 to 70%. Therefore, it is imperative that we develop innovative therapeutics to which this fungus is unlikely to evolve resistance, thus curtailing the associated morbidity and mortality and ultimately improving our capacity to treat these infections. An inexpensive and stable nitric oxide (NO)-releasing nanoparticle (NO-np) platform has been recently developed. NO is known to have direct antifungal activity, modulate host immune responses and significantly regulate wound healing. In this study, we hypothesized that NO-np would be an effective therapy in the treatment of C. albicans burn infections. Using a murine burn model, NO-np demonstrated antifungal activity against C. albicans in vivo, most likely by arresting its growth and morphogenesis as demonstrated in vitro. NO-np demonstrated effective antimicrobial activity against yeast and filamentous forms of the fungus. Moreover, we showed that NO-np significantly accelerated the rate of wound healing in cutaneous burn infections when compared to controls. The histological evaluation of the affected tissue revealed that NO-np treatment modified leukocyte infiltration, minimized the fungal burden, and reduced collagen degradation, thus providing potential mechanisms for the therapeutics’ biological activity. Together, these data suggest that NO-np have the potential to serve as a novel topical antifungal which can be used for the treatment of cutaneous burn infections and wounds. Frontiers Research Foundation 2012-06-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3370663/ /pubmed/22701111 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00193 Text en Copyright © 2012 Macherla, Sanchez, Ahmadi, Vellozzi, Friedman, Nosanchuk and Martinez. http://www.frontiersin.org/licenseagreement This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in other forums, provided the original authors and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Microbiology Macherla, Chitralekha Sanchez, David A. Ahmadi, Mohammed S. Vellozzi, Ernestine M. Friedman, Adam J. Nosanchuk, Joshua D. Martinez, Luis R. Nitric Oxide Releasing Nanoparticles for Treatment of Candida Albicans Burn Infections |
title | Nitric Oxide Releasing Nanoparticles for Treatment of Candida Albicans Burn Infections |
title_full | Nitric Oxide Releasing Nanoparticles for Treatment of Candida Albicans Burn Infections |
title_fullStr | Nitric Oxide Releasing Nanoparticles for Treatment of Candida Albicans Burn Infections |
title_full_unstemmed | Nitric Oxide Releasing Nanoparticles for Treatment of Candida Albicans Burn Infections |
title_short | Nitric Oxide Releasing Nanoparticles for Treatment of Candida Albicans Burn Infections |
title_sort | nitric oxide releasing nanoparticles for treatment of candida albicans burn infections |
topic | Microbiology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3370663/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22701111 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00193 |
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