Eliseu Gabriel Faustino.

Mr. Eliseu Gabriel Faustino.

São Paulo State University, São Paulo, Brazil
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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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4 May 2022 in Antibiotics
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LGLívia Mara Alves Figueiredo Godoi
Lívia Mara Alves Figueiredo Godoi
MGMaíra Terrra Garcia
Maíra Terrra Garcia
Juliana Guerra PintoJuliana Guerra Pinto
Juliana Guerra Pinto
JFJuliana Ferreira-Srixino
Juliana Ferreira-Srixino
EFEliseu Gabriel Faustino.
Eliseu Gabriel Faustino.
Juliana JunqueiraJuliana Junqueira
Juliana Junqueira
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is considered a promising alternative strategy to control Acinetobacter baumannii infections. In this study, we evaluated the action of aPDT mediated by a new photosensitizer derivative from chlorin e-6 (Fotoenticine—FTC) on A. baumannii, comparing its effects with methylene blue (MB). For this, aPDT was applied on A. baumannii in planktonic growth, biofilms, and burn infections in Galleria mellonella. The absorption of FTC and MB by bacterial cells was also evaluated using microscopic and spectrophotometric analysis. The results of planktonic cultures showed that aPDT reduced the number of viable cells compared to the non-treated group for the reference and multidrug-resistant A. baumannii strains. These reductions varied from 1.4 to 2 log10 CFU for FTC and from 2 log10 CFU to total inhibition for MB. In biofilms, aPDT with MB reduced 3.9 log10 CFU of A. baumannii, whereas FTC had no effect on the cell counts. In G. mellonella, only MB-mediated aPDT had antimicrobial activity on burn injuries, increasing the larvae survival by 35%. Both photosensitizers were internalized by bacterial cells, but MB showed a higher absorption compared to FTC. In conclusion, MB had greater efficacy than FTC as a photosensitizer in aPDT against A. baumannii.