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Metal center ion effects on photoinactivating rapidly growing mycobacteria using water-soluble tetra-cationic porphyrins

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Author(s):
Guterres, Kevim Bordignon [1] ; Rossi, Grazielle Guidolin [1] ; de Campos, Marli Mati ko Anraku [1] ; Moreira, Kelly Schineider [2] ; Burgo, Thiago Augusto Lima [2] ; Iglesias, Bernardo Almeida [3]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Santa Maria, Lab Mycobacteriol, Av Roraima 1000, Campus Camobi, BR-97105900 Santa Maria, RS - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Santa Maria, Coulomb Electrostat & Mechanochem Lab, Av Roraima 1000, Campus Camobi, BR-97105900 Santa Maria, RS - Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Santa Maria, Lab Bioinorgan & Porphyrin Mat, Av Roraima 1000, Campus Camobi, BR-97105900 Santa Maria, RS - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: BIOMETALS; v. 33, n. 4-5, p. 269-282, OCT 2020.
Web of Science Citations: 1
Abstract

Rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) are pathogens that belong to themycobacteriaceaefamily and responsible for causing mycobacterioses, which are infections of opportunistic nature and with increasing incidence rates in the world population. This work evaluated the use of six water-soluble cationic porphyrins as photosensitizers for the antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) of four RGM strains:Mycolicibacterium fortuitum,Mycolicibacterium smeagmatis,Mycobacteroides abscessus subs.Abscessus, andMycobacteroides abscessus subsp.massiliense. Experiments were conducted with an adequate concentration of photosensitizer under white-light irradiation conditions over 90 min and the results showed that porphyrins1and2(M = 2H or Zn(II)ion) were the most effective and significantly reduced the concentration of viable mycobacteria. The present work shows the result is dependent on the metal-center ion coordinated in the cationic porphyrin core. Moreover, we showed by atomic force microscopy (AFM) the possible membrane photodamage caused by reactive oxygen species and analyzed the morphology and adhesive force properties. Tetra-positively charged and water-soluble metalloporphyrins may be promising antimycobacterial aPDT agents with potential applications in medical clinical cases and bioremediation. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 14/50906-9 - INCT 2014: in Functional Complex Materials
Grantee:Fernando Galembeck
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants