Photoinactivation of yeast and biofilm communities of Candida albicans mediated by ZnTnHex-2-PyP4+ porphyrin
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Candida albicans is the main cause of superficial candidiasis. While the antifungals available are defied by biofilm formation and resistance emergence, antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation (aPDI) arises as an alternative antifungal therapy. The tetracationic metalloporphyrin Zn(II) meso-tetrakis(N-n-hexylpyridinium-2-yl)porphyrin (ZnTnHex-2-PyP4+) has high photoefficiency and improved cellular interactions. We investigated the ZnTnHex-2-PyP4+ as a photosensitizer (PS) to photoinactivate yeasts and biofilms of C. albicans strains (ATCC 10231 and ATCC 90028) using a blue light-emitting diode. The photoinactivation of yeasts was evaluated by quantifying the colony forming units. The aPDI of ATCC 90028 biofilms was assessed by the MTT assay, propidium iodide (PI) labeling, and scanning electron microscopy. Mammalian cytotoxicity was investigated in Vero cells using MTT assay. The aPDI (4.3 J/cm2) promoted eradication of yeasts at 0.8 and 1.5 µM of PS for ATCC 10231 and ATCC 90028, respectively. At 0.8 µM and same light dose, aPDI-treated biofilms showed intense PI labeling, about 89% decrease in the cell viability, and structural alterations with reduced hyphae. No considerable toxicity was observed in mammalian cells. Our results introduce the ZnTnHex-2-PyP4+ as a promising PS to photoinactivate both yeasts and biofilms of C. albicans, stimulating studies with other Candida species and resistant isolates.
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SOUZA, SUEDEN O.; RAPOSO, BRUNO L.; SARMENTO-NETO, JOSE F.; REBOUCAS, JULIO S.; MACEDO, DANIELLE P.C.; FIGUEIREDO, REGINA C.B.Q.; SANTOS, BEATE S.; FREITAS, ANDERSON Z.; CABRAL FILHO, PAULO E.; RIBEIRO, MARTHA S.; FONTES, ADRIANA. Photoinactivation of yeast and biofilm communities of Candida albicans mediated by ZnTnHex-2-PyP4+ porphyrin. Journal of Fungi, v. 8, n. 6, p. 1-14, 2022. DOI: 10.3390/jof8060556. Disponível em: http://repositorio.ipen.br/handle/123456789/33187. Acesso em: 20 Mar 2026.
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