Antimicrobial blue light: A 'Magic Bullet' for the 21st century and beyond?

Autor(es)

Leanse, Leon G. ; dos Anjos, Carolina ; Mushtaq, Sana ; Dai, Tianhong

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews; v. 180, p. 27-pg., 2022-01-01.

Resumo

Over the past decade, antimicrobial blue light (aBL) at 400 -470 nm wavelength has demonstrated immense promise as an alternative approach for the treatment of multidrug-resistant infections. Since our last review was published in 2017, there have been numerous studies that have investigated aBL in terms of its, efficacy, safety, mechanism, and propensity for resistance development. In addition, researchers have looked at combinatorial approaches that exploit aBL and other traditional and nontraditional therapeutics. To that end, this review aims to update the findings from numerous studies that capitalize on the antimicrobial effects of aBL, with a focus on: efficacy of aBL against different microbes, identifying endogenous chromophores and targets of aBL, Resistance development to aBL, Safety of aBL against host cells, and Synergism of aBL with other agents. We will also discuss our perspective on the future of aBL. (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 19/10851-4 - Atividade sinérgica da luz azul em combinação com agentes antimicrobianos contra patógenos resistentes
• Beneficiário: Carolina dos Anjos
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Exterior - Estágio de Pesquisa - Doutorado