Photodamage on Staphylococcus aureus by natural extract from Tetragonia tetragonoides (Pall.) Kuntze: Clean method of extraction, characterization and photophysical studies
2020
da Silva Souza Campanholi, Katieli | Jaski, Jonas Marcelo | da Silva Junior, Ranulfo Combuca | Zanqui, Ana Beatriz | Lazarin-Bidóia, Danielle | da Silva, Claudia Marques | da Silva, Edson Antonio | Hioka, Noboru | Nakamura, Celso Vataru | Cardozo-Filho, Lucio | Caetano, Wilker
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a clinical modality that allows the destruction of tumor cells and microorganisms by reactive oxygen species, formed by the combination of photosensitizer (PS), molecular oxygen and adequate wavelength light. This research, through a clean methodology that involves pressurized liquids extraction (PLE), obtained a highly antimicrobial extract of Tetragonia tetragonoides, which rich in chlorophylls as photosensitizers. The Chlorophylls-based extract (Cbe-PLE) presented pharmacological safety, through the maintenance of cellular viability. In addition, Cbe-PLE showed great efficacy against Staphylococcus aureus, with severe dose-dependent damage to the cell wall of the pathogen. The obtained product has a high potential for the development of photostimulated phytotherapic formulations for clinical applications in localized infections, as a complementary therapeutic alternative to antibiotics.
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