Prospection of innovative therapeutic alternatives for infectious diseases with relevance in Dentistry: low temperature atmospheric pressure plasma and nanoencapsulate of bioactive substance

• Grant number: 16/07196-6
• Support type: Regular Research Grants
• Duration: September 01, 2016 - August 31, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Dentistry - Dental Clinics
• Principal researcher: Cristiane Yumi Koga Ito
• Grantee: Cristiane Yumi Koga Ito
• Home Institution: Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia (ICT). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de São José dos Campos. São José dos Campos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Some infectious diseases represent a great challenge in Dentistry due to their increasing prevalence, low number of therapeutic options and/or increase in the antimicrobial resistance. Considering that the searching for new therapies is highly needed, this project aims to prospect innovative therapeutic alternatives, evaluating the applicability of low temperature atmospheric plasma (LTAPP) and nanoencapsulates of the bioactive substance ellagic acid (NAE) in the treatment of oral candidosis and periodontal disease. Pursuing this objective, the project will be divided into 3 subprojects: 1) Potential of LTAPP and NAE in the treatment of oral candidosis: the ideal physical conditions for planktonic and biofilms of C. albicans will be determined. The ellagic acid in the concentration with antifungal activity (determined in previous study) will be complexed in cyclodextrin and chemically characterized by differential scanning calorimetry, scanning electron microscopy and analysis of dissolution profile. After in vitro evaluation, the effectiveness of the therapies will be investigated in vivo in induced oral candidosis murine model. For elucidation of possible mechanisms of action, the effects on the integrity of C. albicans cell wall and plasmatic membrane, ergosterol level, morphogenesis, production of exoenzymes, adherence to epithelial cells and expression of SAPs, HWP1 e ALS will be investigated. 2) Potential of LTAPP in the treatment of periodontal disease (PD): The effect of LTAPP on the main bacterial species involved in PD will be evaluated by qPCR. The effects on the biofilm-host interaction and tissue response will be analyzed by proteomic analysis (in vitro), by bone resorption and by cytokines involved in the process (in vivo). 3) Analysis of the cyto and genotoxic potential of LTAPP and NAE in the effective conditions for the treatment of oral candidosis and periodontitis: The analysis will be performed by assays of cell viability, TUNEL, metanuclear alterations, micronuclei and DNA ploidia, effect on cell cycle, detection of ROS and genotoxicity in microspheres model. The toxicity of NAE will be also evaluated using Drosophila melanogaster model. Data will be analyzed statistically by evaluating the normality of data distribution followed by the suitable specific analysis. Alpha level will be set at 0.05. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

BORGES, ALINE CHIODI; CASTALDELLI NISHIME, THALITA MAYUMI; KOSTOV, KONSTANTIN GEORGIEV; GOUVEA LIMA, GABRIELA DE MORAIS; LACERDA GONTIJO, ALINE VIDAL; MARTINS MARCHESOTTI DE CARVALHO, JULIANA NOBREGA; HONDA, ROBERTO YZUMI; KOGA-ITO, CRISTIANE YUMI. Cold atmospheric pressure plasma jet modulates Candida albicans virulence traits. CLINICAL PLASMA MEDICINE, v. 7-8, p. 9-15, DEC 2017. (15/03470-3, 16/07196-6, 15/21989-6, 14/02354-7)

BORGES, ALINE CHIODI; CASTALDELLI NISHIME, THALITA MAYUMI; ROVETTA, SABRINA DE MOURA; GOUVEA LIMA, GABRIELA DE MORAIS; KOSTOV, KONSTANTIN GEORGIEV; THIM, GILMAR PATROCINIO; CANUTO DE MENEZES, BEATRIZ ROSSI; BARROS MACHADO, JOAO PAULO; KOGA-ITO, CRISTIANE YUMI. Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet Reduces Trichophyton rubrum Adherence and Infection Capacity. Mycopathologia, v. 184, n. 5, p. 585-595, OCT 2019. (14/02354-7, 15/21989-6, 16/07196-6)

GONTIJO, ALINE V. L.; SAMPAIO, ALINE DA G.; KOGA-ITO, CRISTIANE Y.; SALVADOR, MARCOS J.. Biopharmaceutical and antifungal properties of ellagic acid-cyclodextrin using an in vitro model of invasive candidiasis. FUTURE MICROBIOLOGY, v. 14, n. 11, p. 957-967, JUL 2019. (16/07196-6, 16/21207-0, 14/09666-4)

LIMA, GABRIELA DE MORAIS GOUVEA; BORGES, ALINE CHIODI; NISHIME, THALITA MAYUMI CASTALDELLI; SANTANA-MELO, GABRIELA DE FATIMA; KOSTOV, KONSTANTIN GEORGIEV; MAYER, MARCIA PINTO ALVES; KOGA-ITO, CRISTIANE YUMI. Cold Atmospheric Plasma Jet as a Possible Adjuvant Therapy for Periodontal Disease. Molecules, v. 26, n. 18, SEP 2021. (16/07196-6)

BORGES, ALINE CHIODI; GOUVEA LIMA, GABRIELA DE MORAIS; CASTALDELLI NISHIME, THALITA MAYUMI; LACERDA GONTIJO, ALINE VIDAL; KOSTOV, KONSTANTIN GEORGIEV; KOGA-ITO, CRISTIANE YUMI. Amplitude-modulated cold atmospheric pressure plasma jet for treatment of oral candidiasis: In vivo study. PLoS One, v. 13, n. 6, JUN 27 2018. (16/07196-6, 15/21989-6, 14/02354-7)

SAMPAIO, ALINE DA GRACA; GONTIJO, ALINE VIDAL LACERDA; LIMA, GABRIELA DE MORAIS GOUVEA; DE OLIVEIRA, MARIA ALCIONEIA CARVALHO; LEPESQUEUR, LAURA SOARES SOUTO; KOGA-ITO, CRISTIANE YUMI. Ellagic Acid-Cyclodextrin Complexes for the Treatment of Oral Candidiasis. Molecules, v. 26, n. 2, JAN 2021. (16/07196-6)