Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy: Latest developments with a focus on combinatory strategies

R Youf, M Müller, A Balasini, F Thétiot, M Müller… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has become a fundamental tool in modern
therapeutics, notably due to the expanding versatility of photosensitizers (PSs) and the …

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

LG Leanse, C Dos Anjos, S Mushtaq, T Dai - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Dissolving microneedle-mediated dermal delivery of itraconazole nanocrystals for improved treatment of cutaneous candidiasis

AD Permana, AJ Paredes, F Volpe-Zanutto… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The administration of conventional dosage forms of itraconazole (ITZ) for cutaneous
candidiasis treatment is limited by its poor aqueous solubility and the deep location of …

Dissolving microneedle patches loaded with amphotericin B microparticles for localised and sustained intradermal delivery: Potential for enhanced treatment of …

K Peng, LK Vora, IA Tekko, AD Permana… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fungal infections affect millions of people globally and are often unreceptive to conventional
topical or oral preparations because of low drug bioavailability at the infection site, lack of …

Antimicrobial Resistance: Is There a 'Light'at the End of the Tunnel?

LG Leanse, S Marasini, C Dos Anjos, T Dai - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, with the increases in microorganisms that express a multitude of
antimicrobial resistance (AMR) mechanisms, the threat of antimicrobial resistance in the …

[HTML][HTML] Photoinactivation of catalase sensitizes a wide range of bacteria to ROS-producing agents and immune cells

PT Dong, S Jusuf, J Hui, Y Zhan, Y Zhu, GY Liu… - JCI insight, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Bacteria have evolved to cope with the detrimental effects of ROS using their essential
molecular components. Catalase, a heme-containing tetramer protein expressed universally …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoparticle enhanced blue light therapy

R Akasov, EV Khaydukov, M Yamada… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
As antimicrobial resistance continues to compromise the therapeutic efficacy of countless
antibiotics, the significant risk this poses to the global population is without question and …

Spectra of pathogens predict lethality of blue light photo-inactivation

DM Harris - Laser Therapy, 2023 - lasertherapyjournal.com
Whole-cell spectra of human pathogens are examined to identify species-specific
wavelengths of maximum light absorption. It is presented how these data relate to clinical …

Managing Corneal Infections: Out with the old, in with the new?

S Marasini, JP Craig, SJ Dean, LG Leanse - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
There have been multiple reports of eye infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria,
with increasing evidence of ineffective treatment outcomes from existing therapies. With …

Effective treatment of cutaneous mold infections by antimicrobial blue light that is potentiated by quinine

LG Leanse, C Dos Anjos, Y Wang… - The Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Cutaneous mold infections commonly result from an array of traumatic injuries
that involve direct inoculation of contaminated soil into wounds. Here, we explored the use …